Author Archives: Jill Levy-Fisch

February 6, 2012
Categories: Education, Importance of NBS

SCID – The Recommended Newborn Test for which Your Baby is Probably Not Being Screened

By Jill Levy-Fisch

SCID – The Recommended Newborn Test for which Your Baby is Probably Not Being Screened Guest blog post by Emily Hovermale, Public Policy Manager of the Immune Deficiency Foundation Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID), commonly known as bubble boy disease, … Continue reading →

January 11, 2012
Categories: New Test Additions, Position Statements, Uncategorized

Save Babies Through Screening Foundation Publishes Position Statement on Addition of Tests to the Uniform Newborn Screening Panel

By Jill Levy-Fisch

We at Save Babies Through Screening Foundation, Inc. are strongly in support of screening all babies for conditions that can be identified in newborns and treated most effectively if that treatment is started early in an infant’s life. We know, … Continue reading →