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Jan 12 • 17:22 UTC • 🇬🇧 UK • Mirror

NHS newborn test to stop kids being left disabled is ‘no brainer’, expert proves

A Lancet study indicates that not screening newborns for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) through the NHS heel prick test is detrimental, costing lives and money, prompting calls for a national rollout of a £5 blood test.

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