Charlotte Observer

'Birth tax' – The cost of newborn screenings is going up. Republicans say it'll save lives.

The cost of the state's newborn health screening would nearly triple under a budget provision aimed at expanding the number of health conditions included in the screening. The fee would increase from ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Newborn Screening: Current Landscape and Future Directions

A committee of experts will conduct a study examining the current landscape of newborn screening (NBS) systems, processes, and research in the United States and consider sustainable adoption of ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Newborn Screening in the United States: A Vision for Sustaining and Advancing Excellence

Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Newborn Screening in the United States: A Vision for Sustaining and Advancing Excellence.
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Newborn screening strategy needs modernising as HHS disbands advisory committee

After sweeping cuts to US federal health agencies, the elimination of a committee responsible for recommending newborn screening regulations is raising alarms across the healthcare and rare disease ...
Science Daily

In pioneering study, gene technology outperforms standard newborn screening tests

Early results from 4,000 babies show that genome sequencing picks up many more serious health conditions than standard newborn screening and is favored by most parents. Early results from a study of ...
The Boston Globe

Here’s how the Trump administration’s termination of a federal advisory committee on newborn screening will impact Mass.

For most parents, newborn screening tests are a barely perceptible safety net. But for the small minority whose babies get diagnosed with a serious but treatable illness, the tests can be lifesaving.