Bioscience Executive Sees a Healthier Future
admin | April 4, 2009
Rep. Tim Mahoney, DFL-Saint Paul, said he’s frustrated by interest in a ban on testing of blood from newborns to catch rare diseases before they kill newborns.
“This saves lives,” he said. “This gets early diagnosis.” A doctor might have to do 50 or 60 tests to diagnose a rare illness. But with standard screening of all babies, the babies with rare illness get early diagnosis and treatment.
“There is a move at the capitol to shut that down, because of DNA privacy issues. I don’t understand it. It is ludicrous,” Mahoney said.
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