Newborn Screening
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Manitoba laboratory expands newborn screening programThe Cadham Provincial Laboratory is expanding its newborn screening process to include spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).HealthJun 9, 2022
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Sask. government launches screening program for newborns to identify medical conditionsThe Sask. government has introduced a newborn screening program that could detect underlying health conditions that require medical intervention.HealthFeb 23, 2022
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Alberta newborns will be screened for spinal muscular atrophy: ‘Every day counts’The Love for Lewiston Foundation and the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation funded the launch of a spinal muscular atrophy newborn screening study in 2019, led by Dr. Jean Mah.CanadaJul 21, 2021
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The lifesaving newborn test most Canadian babies will never getBeginning this week, all newborn babies born in PEI, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick will be screened for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID). But for most of the country, newborn SCID screening is not available.CanadaMar 24, 2016
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Renewed calls for Sask. newborns to be screened for sickle cell diseaseWhile rare, sickle cell disease is on the rise as the immigrant population increases, renewing calls for screening of the disease in newborns.HealthSep 30, 2015
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