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50 years of Newborn Screening

Special | 48m 54sVideo has Closed Captions

Charles Brokopp discusses the history of and advantages to screening newborns.

Aired 04/02/2013 | Rating TV-G

University Place

50 years of Newborn Screening

Special | 48m 54sVideo has Closed Captions

Charles Brokopp discusses the history of and advantages to screening newborns.

Charles Brokopp, Director, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, offers the history of screening newborns which began 50 years ago with testing for PKU, phenylketonuria. Newborn babies in Wisconsin are now screened for more than 40 disorders with early detection saving lives, improving quality of life and cutting health care costs.

Aired 04/02/2013 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

50 years of Newborn Screening

Special | 48m 54sVideo has Closed Captions

Charles Brokopp, Director, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, offers the history of screening newborns which began 50 years ago with testing for PKU, phenylketonuria. Newborn babies in Wisconsin are now screened for more than 40 disorders with early detection saving lives, improving quality of life and cutting health care costs.

Aired 04/02/2013 | Rating TV-G

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