Funny Medicine Podcast · Julia Brunet and Yvette Gonzalez, D.O.
Should Every Baby’s DNA Be Sequenced at Birth? | Predictive Health | Funny Medicine Podcast Ep 105
·58 min·5 clips
Whole genome sequencing can detect hundreds of rare diseases in newborns before symptoms appear.
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Newborn genome sequencing is the hook, but the screening cases and follow-up questions give the episode its weight.
Funny Medicine keeps its focus on newborn genome sequencing and the question of whether full DNA reads at birth really add enough beyond routine screening.
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You want the newborn-genetics debate without a sterile seminar or textbook tone before the headlines blur it.
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