A Story of Life, Loss, and Advocacy
By Jennifer Garcia My name is Jennifer Garcia, and my husband John and I would like you to meet our two sons, Gavin who is…
Newborn Screening and Genetics
September is National Newborn Screening Month
By: Elizabeth Jones, MPH, Newborn Screening and Genetics Specialist Every year, more than 6,000 newborns are identified with a genetic or metabolic disorder through…
A Parent’s Story: My SCID Angel for Life
By Heather Smith, Co-founder, SCID, Angels for Life Foundation My name is Heather Smith, and I am the mother of two children born with X-linked SCID,…
Newborn Screening Benefits Greatly Outweigh the Risk of a False-Positive
By Michelle Forman, Senior Specialist, Media, APHL I’m in a unique position when it comes to the newborn screening work that public health labs perform. …
PKU, the Birth of Newborn Screening, and one Family’s Story
By Michelle M. Forman, Senior Specialist, Media, APHL Every year in the United States public health laboratories test over 97% of the four million babies…
Heel-Prick Test Conducted By Labs Ideal for Genetic Disorders
A virus that causes about 20% of hearing losses in newborns has received considerable attention of late in mainstream media. A recent study published in…
National Public Health Week — APHL Honors Public Health Laboratories
By Mary Shaffran, Senior Director, Public Health Programs, APHL Along with our partners, the public health laboratories are working to keep communities healthy. Laboratorians work…
Newborn Screening: Part 2
By Brad Therrell, Ph.D., Professor Dept. of Pediatrics, UTHSCSA Director, National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center (NNSGRC)Each year 15,000-16,000 newborns are identified with one…
Newborn Screening: Part 1
Newborn screening is the process of testing a newborn baby for genetic and congenital disorders that can cause illness, disability and death. Virtually every state…
Despite Outbreak, Work Continues
The recent outbreak of novel Influenza A H1N1 and the subsequent laboratory response have shed light on the work of state and local public health…