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VIDEO~10 Fingers 10 Toes 10 Facts about Newborn Screening You need to Know!

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Empowered Advocacy

Today marks the last day of Newborn Screening Awareness Month 2012! We started the month with this post of the 10 Facts about Newborn Screening that every expecting and new parent should know… and we are ending this month on … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Baby's First Test, Medical, Newborn Screening | Tagged baby, birth, blood test, expecting parent, heel prick, metabolic, newborn screening, pregnant, prenatal, pulse ox | 6 Comments

Texas Born: Newborn Screening in the Lone Star State~ Krabbe Disease and PKU

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Empowered Advocacy

This is an “interview” with Bill Morris. Bill and I met as part of the Baby’s First Test Task Force. Bill and his family lives in Central Texas and Bill serves as the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee Chairperson for Texas. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Genetics, Medical, Newborn Screening, Texas Born | Tagged genetics, heel prick, krabbe disease, metabolic, newborn screening, pku, pku test, texas | 1 Comment

What does Newborn Screening have to do with Mitochondrial Disease?

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Empowered Advocacy

Great Question! About a year ago as I was learning more and more about mitochondrial disease… I began asking myself, if Lady A’s symptoms were present since 2 weeks of age, is there (or was there) ANY way that we … Continue reading →