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Archive Home > 2005 > August > 18 > Early warning

Early warning

Experts now call for all states to screen newborns

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
August 18, 2005

In 1990, Susin Saunders agreed to have her newborn child tested for cystic fibrosis as part of a clinical trial in Wisconsin. Researchers wanted to know if screening for the condition at birth would translate to a longer and better life for those identified earlier. But to test the theory, half....

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