Summary
Newborns given wider screenings
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is finalizing new regulations to screen for an additional 18 genetic diseases in newborn babies. Previously, only 10 genetic disorders were screened for at birth.See the full content of this document
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New Orleans Medical Briefs: April 7, 2008
About 65,000 babies are born in Louisiana each year and receive screenings for genetic diseases before they leave the hospital. The tests identify disorders from sickle cell anemia to cystic fibrosis to metabolic disorders that can ca...
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