Trump/DOGE end newborn screening committee at CDC
Source: NBC news website
Newborn screening committee at CDC suspended amidst ongoing cuts.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hhs-eliminates-committee-newborn-health-screening-rcna201370
I am a pediatrician, one of the most important rolls pediatricians have done in the last several decades has been the development of screening tolls for genetic defects to screened at birth. The diseases screened have increased in number over the years as interventions in many diseases have progressed. DOGE has suspended this important committee, just days before it was to update the list. This is a major crime against the vulnerable.

Tadpole Raisin
(1,756 posts)that just list what republicans have done. We know if republican voters go to Fox or their favorite right wing website they wont learn about any cuts.
mountain grammy
(27,725 posts)I'm seeing maga ads a couple times a day, and I only watch tv a couple times a day!!!
Come on Dems.. tell the people!!
multigraincracker
(35,468 posts)that is all
riversedge
(75,183 posts)mopinko
(72,308 posts)i didnt see many kids, but we did have 1 family w a kid w 1 of these disorders. im sorry i dont remember what it was. but it was 1 that if u knew, u cd treat it.
his mom, while caring for this severely disabled child, went on a crusade to get testing for it for all newborns. this is crushing that her hard work is gonna b flushed.
the suffering this will bring
Tadpole Raisin
(1,756 posts)to be involved in those cases. It was a privilege!
mopinko
(72,308 posts)its amazing to b let into a time like that for someone u dont know.
to this day i shake my head at how many complete strangers wanted a hug.
Irish_Dem
(68,598 posts)Last edited Sat Apr 19, 2025, 11:45 AM - Edit history (1)
Do not prevent, diagnose or treat illness or disease.
The weak, infirm, ill must all die.
Survival of the fittest is the new American value.
angrychair
(10,554 posts)Mango Mussolini is obviously genetically defective.
Irish_Dem
(68,598 posts)They are the genetically deviant ones.
mountain grammy
(27,725 posts)to invent a connection between vaccines and autism
Timeflyer
(3,107 posts)MayReasonRule
(3,183 posts)May Darwin serve us well... and quickly!