Next Monday, APHL will kick off the 2016 Newborn Screening and Genetic Testing Symposium in St. Louis, Missouri! Held every 18 months, this conference brings…
By Michelle Forman, senior media specialist, APHL In 2012 and 2013, as we celebrated the 50th anniversary of newborn screening, APHL began gathering stories from…
The latest release of CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) highlights the rapidly expanding program to routinely test all newborns for critical congenital heart…
By Scott J. Becker, executive director, APHL Newborn screening saves or improves lives – 12,000 each year, to be specific. Every year over four million…
By Michelle M. Forman, senior media specialist, APHL Did you know that September is National Newborn Screening Awareness Month? Even though this simple test is…
Each year, about 250,000 babies are born in New York. Shortly after each birth, hospital staff pricks the baby’s heel, capturing and drying several drops…
Guest Post by Jim Kelly, President and Co-Founder, Hunter's Hope Foundation; Retired NFL Quarterback and Hall of Famer Last month, I had the privilege of participating in…