Before leaving the hospital, most babies in the United States are screened for multiple genetic, endocrine, and metabolic disorders and conditions. The first part of the screening process consists of ...

Nearly one-third of K-12 public schools in the United States now require mental health screening for students, but ensuring that they receive adequate follow-up care after a diagnosis is often much ...

Newborn screening (NBS) is a public health service available to approximately 3.6 million infants born in the United States each year. Over 98 percent of those infants receive screening. State and ...

Should all babies have their genomes sequenced at birth? The question has been hotly debated for the past 15 years. Unlocking the genome’s 3.2-billion-letter code promises understanding of both health ...

This study provides insight on the experiences of patients of a national health plan with 2 structural determinants of health—health care discrimination and health literacy—and how those interact with ...

Objective The Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (APSQ) is a 10-item mental health screen in the International Olympic Committee Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1. This study evaluated its ...

JPS Health Network has a suicide screening protcol in place that assesses almost every patient for their suicide risk. Yffy Yossifor yyossifor@star-telegram.com If you or a loved one is experiencing a ...