Newborn Screening: This Tiny Test is a Big Job That’s Always Improving
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…
Newborn Screening and Genetics
Family Stories are the Best Way to Grasp the Value of Newborn Screening
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…
Chemical Exposure Study in NY is Innovative and Promising
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…
Dylan Coleman Has a Story to Warm Your Heart
by Nancy Maddox Dylan Coleman, a vivacious one-year-old, is super smiley and loves to be held. “He’s got a ridiculous amount of hair,” says his…
Despite Congenital Hypothyroidism, Madeleine’s Life is Magna Cum Laude
Baby Madeleine was born in Massachusetts in 1991 – the second child in her family. When her parents got a call that her newborn screening…
NFL Hall of Famer is Passionate About Newborn Screening
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…
What Exactly Does the Shutdown Mean for Public Health?
As we face day three of the federal government shutdown, we are hearing more about the deeply felt impact on our federal partners. While we…
Avery’s Story: One test has completely changed her life
By Nancy Maddox, writer “This is how naïve we were,” said Sherry Dilworth. “We had the whole family going to the hospital. We had a…
I Work for the Babies, Says Minnesota Newborn Screening Laboratorian
By Holly Winslow, Newborn Screening Analyst 2, Newborn Screening Program, Minnesota Department of Health I fell into lab work. What else is a fresh graduate…
Riley and Teagan, Sisters Living With Cystic Fibrosis
By Nancy Maddox, writer Sara Rose Barth affectionately refers to her two young daughters—Riley, age 6, and Teagan, almost 4—as mini mes. “Riley is exactly…