Biological samples and data from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been misused in the past. So how would we make a new screening program safer?
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New genomic studies could screen babies for more rare conditions, making parent information more important than ever.
Scotland is now screening every newborn for a condition that can kill within two years. Here is what parents across the UK need to know.
Although testing for CMV during pregnancy isn’t routine and there isn’t universal screening for infants, there are steps pregnant people can take to protect themselves and their newborns.
What happens when babies are born critically ill and the doctors have no idea what is wrong? Some argue that a controversial tool called whole genome sequencing may help find the cause.
More babies die from undiagnosed congenital heart defects than from any other abnormality. But a simple test which is safe, painless and takes only a couple of minutes could help identify these babies…
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Consultant Neonatologist at Birmingham Women's Hospital & Senior Lecturer in Neonatal Medicine, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor in Neonatal Medicine at Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor (Research Focussed), Warwick Medical School, Health Sciences, University of Warwick
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Senior Lecturer in Child Health, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London
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Professor in Medicine, Ethics and Society, University of Warwick
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NHMRC Leadership Fellow and Professor in Indigenous Health Research, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Medicine and of Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School
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Associate Professor of Health Technology Assessment, Leeder Centre for Health Policy, Economics and Data, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Human Genetics and Chief of Medical Genetics, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
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Senior Lecturer, Anatomy, University of Edinburgh