"As cuts sweep across federal health agencies, the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) has been terminated.

Notably, the ACHDNC...is responsible for the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP), a standardized list of dozens of conditionsopens in a new tab or window the HHS secretary recommends states screen for as part of their universal newborn screening programs."

https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/115070

#film #screening #palestine

"NO OTHER LAND" (2024), #documentary film directed by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.

https://kolektiva.media/w/2ePMuNajp7xk7UPuqPhzjr

"Some health advocates argue that the notifications have oversimplified a complex issue. They argue that without clear, evidence-based instructions, women could be left scared, confused and frustrated.

Judith Garber, a senior policy analyst at the Lown Institute, a nonpartisan health policy think tank, notes that there is no national standard for following up on dense breast reports."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/doctors-see-downside-notifying-women-dense-breasts-rcna174342