NY Now Requires Newborn Screening
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 10:37 pm |
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As of Monday, New York hospitals were required to screen newborns for heart defects under a new law that took effect. The one-minute pulse oximetry screening provides early detection of heart defects that could be addressed quickly by surgery. The process involves taping a sensor to a newborn’s foot as a light beam measures oxygen in the blood.
This article appeared in print on page 14 of edition of Hamodia.
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