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August 3, 2023

Rady’s newborn screening program prepares to expand

San Diego Union-Tribune

SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE: Rady Children’s hospital has set its sights on expanding the use of a screening test that it says can detect 411 genetic disorders in newborns.

Media Coverage
July 26, 2023

Too many treatable diseases go unnoticed. This could change that.

Washington Post

WASHINGTON POST: DNA sequencing to diagnose newborns could end up saving much more money — especially if done for babies who are sick. In a study funded by the state of California called Project Baby Bear, researcher Stephen Kingsmore found that sequencing the whole genomes of 178 infants hospitalized in intensive care saved $2.5 million.

Media Coverage
March 28, 2023

The doctor will see your phone now: Sequencing and speedy diagnosis give chance of timely care

New Zealand Doctor

NEW ZEALAND DOCTOR: In this cover story, journalist Alan Perrott grills a leader in genome sequencing and artificial intelligence on the future of healthcare.

Media Coverage
March 21, 2023

Why Genome Sequencing Is So Controversial: 100,000 Newborns This Year Will Be Tested In The U.K., Joining NYC

Forbes

FORBES: A U.K. program will begin genome sequencing on 100,000 babies this year, but some experts believe the practice could prove unethical.

Media Coverage
March 13, 2023

England’s National Health Service to Offer Widespread Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing for Children and Babies

Dark Daily

DARK DAILY: Research in the UK and US into how rapid WGS can prevent deaths and improve outcomes for kids with rare genetic diseases may lead to more genetic testing based in local clinical laboratories.

Media Coverage
February 14, 2023

Stephen Kingsmore’s quest to test every baby with genome sequencing

The Harry Glorikian Show

The Harry Glorikian Show: Stephen Kingsmore talks with Harry Glorikian about the power of rapid Whole Genome Sequencing™, how far we've come in adoption, and much more.

Media Coverage
October 26, 2022

New genetic newborn screening test is a ‘quantum leap forward’

WISH-TV, Indianapolis

WISH-TV, Indianapolis: A new screening for newborns could expand the number of genetic diseases infants are tested for before they leave the hospital. The project is called BeginNGS, with the NGS standing for Newborn Genomic Sequencing.

Media Coverage
October 10, 2022

Newborn Screening Awareness and Novel Diagnostic Tool

Rare Disease Report

RARE DISEASE REPORT: Catherine Nester, RN, and Dr. Stephen Kingsmore, discuss the pivotal role of newborn screening in diagnosing rare diseases along with the impact that BeginNGS can have on the future of rare disease medicine.

Media Coverage
October 10, 2022

Genomic Newborn Screening Studies Around the World Begin to Take Baby Steps

GenomeWeb

GENOMEWEB: [Newborn sequencing] research studies around the world are starting to get off the ground, ranging in size from 1,000 to more than 100,000 infants. At the inaugural International Conference on Newborn Sequencing (ICoNS) in Boston last week, eight of these endeavors — based in the US, Europe, and Australia — provided outlines of their plans and goals.

Media Coverage
October 5, 2022

Can gene sequencing at birth prevent terrible diseases? Researchers hope so.

USA Today

USA TODAY: Every baby born in the United States is pricked in the heel shortly after birth. A blood sample is then analyzed to look for one of 20 to 30 inherited diseases. Now, doctors want to go even further: They want to look not just at blood, but at genes.

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Rady’s newborn screening program prepares to expand

Too many treatable diseases go unnoticed. This could change that.

The doctor will see your phone now: Sequencing and speedy diagnosis give chance of timely care

Why Genome Sequencing Is So Controversial: 100,000 Newborns This Year Will Be Tested In The U.K., Joining NYC

England’s National Health Service to Offer Widespread Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing for Children and Babies

Stephen Kingsmore’s quest to test every baby with genome sequencing

New genetic newborn screening test is a ‘quantum leap forward’

Newborn Screening Awareness and Novel Diagnostic Tool

Genomic Newborn Screening Studies Around the World Begin to Take Baby Steps

Can gene sequencing at birth prevent terrible diseases? Researchers hope so.

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