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Historically, screening for hearing loss included testing only infants identified at high risk for hearing loss.

Parents of high-risk infants need to understand the risk factors and need for ongoing hearing screening before and after hospital discharge.

Minnesota in 2023 became the first state in the country to add CMV screenings to newborn screening panels.

Minnesota’s Newborn Screening Program Laboratory analyzes the results, checking to see if the baby is at risk for CMV and dozens of other conditions.

In April, the Deparment of Health and Human Services shuttered the committe that oversaw newborn screenings. Advocates hope it can be reinstated.

Cutting the federal newborn screening advisory committee either demonstrates a lack of understanding of the group’s function or represents a worrisome policy shift.

Here’s how the Trump administration’s termination of a federal advisory committee on newborn screening will impact Mass.