Bethesda, MD: The Newborn Screening Translational Research Network (NBSTRN) announced the launch of its new podcast, Newborn Screening SPOTlight. This professionally produced podcast is about advancements in newborn screening and both common and rare disease research told by health professionals, researchers, parents, and advocates. The goal of the Newborn Screening SPOTlight podcast is to share stories on how newborn screening research saves the lives of babies every day through discoveries of new technologies and treatments. The podcast is co-hosted by Drs. Amy Brower and Kee Chan who will be interviewing experts who treat babies, the families who care for them, and the researchers who make newborn screening the lifesaving initiative that it is today.
The first five episodes of the Newborn Screening SPOTlight Podcast are available now and can be heard on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, and iHeartRadio where listeners may also subscribe to the podcast and share an episode.
By engaging with the newborn screening community through storytelling, NBSTRN aims to disseminate the important research and impact made by key stakeholders, demystify newborn screening research to the public and increase rare disease advocacy.
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About NBSTRN: NBSTRN is a key component of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Hunter Kelly Newborn Screening Research Program. The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) operates the NBSTRN through a contract from NICHD. The NBSTRN mission is to facilitate newborn screening research to discover novel technologies, treatments, and interventions through the development of resources, tools, and expertise. To learn more about the data tools and resources, and join the NBSTRN efforts to help advance newborn screening research, visit www.nbstrn.org .