by Sapna Kundra, MPH, writer
The Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) is a growing list of disorders that the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommends for states to incorporate into their respective newborn screening panels. Each state screens for most RUSP disorders, often with varying instrumentation and unique protocols […]
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While routine newborn screening has been a successful part of our nation’s public health system for over 55 years, newborn screening now has the promise to grow exponentially as scientists and clinicians gain better testing technologies and revolutionary therapeutics for genetic disorders.
During the keynote session at the APHL 2020 Newborn Screening Virtual Symposium, presenters […]
