GeneDx today announced the launch of BEACONS, the nation’s first multi-state genomic newborn screening initiative.

September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of early detection and intervention for newborns. Here, Dr. Joshua Baker, attending physician in genetics, genomics and ...

Rady Children’s hospital has set its sights on expanding the use of a screening test that it says can detect 411 genetic disorders in newborns. Developing the test has taken the past two years with ...

Arizona's newborn screening program is adding two more conditions: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and a rare genetic disorder called Krabbe.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Newborn screening in Oregon is transforming lives by detecting serious conditions early. According to the ...

Since the 1960s, Texas has screened newborns for a variety of rare diseases — like sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis.

Arkansas’s newborn screening program will be expanded thanks to a $1.4 million federal grant awarded to a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences professor, according to a press release. The ...

The New York Department of Health is highlighting medical screenings for detecting serious, but treatable conditions, in ...

A federal appeals court has reversed a 2022 ruling that found parts of Michigan's newborn blood screening program unconstitutional. The program collects blood samples from newborn babies and screens ...

The Utah Newborn Screening Program tests all newborns in Utah for over 40 medical conditions that can affect their growth, development, and long-term health. While many people associate newborn ...