DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS EXPANDING SCREENING FOR GENETIC DISEASES IN NEWBORNS
March 28, 2008
March 28, 2008
BATON ROUGE, La., March 28 -- The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals issued the following press release:
The Department of Health and Hospitals is finalizing new regulations for the screening of an additional 18 genetic diseases in newborn babies. Previously, only 10 genetic disorders were screened for at birth.
About 65,000 babies are born in Louisiana each year and receive screenings for genetic diseases before they leave the hospital. The tests identif . . .
The Department of Health and Hospitals is finalizing new regulations for the screening of an additional 18 genetic diseases in newborn babies. Previously, only 10 genetic disorders were screened for at birth.
About 65,000 babies are born in Louisiana each year and receive screenings for genetic diseases before they leave the hospital. The tests identif . . .