Genetic test to prevent newborns going deaf recommended for NHS use

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A genetic test, developed in Manchester, to determine if a newborn is at risk of becoming deaf after being treated with a common antibiotic has been recommended for use within the NHS under new draft guidance.

Period9 Feb 2023 → 2 Apr 2023

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Media coverage

  • TitleNHS develops world-first bedside genetic test to prevent babies going deaf
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletITV News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date2/04/23
    DescriptionA world-first genetic test that could save the hearing of hundreds of babies each year has been developed and piloted in the NHS.

    Taking just 25 minutes, the bedside machine identifies whether a critically ill baby admitted to intensive care has a gene that could result in permanent hearing loss if they are treated with a common emergency antibiotic.
    URLhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eELuv69pRnk
    PersonsWilliam Newman, John Mcdermott
  • TitleGenetic test to prevent newborns going deaf recommended for NHS use
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletThe Independent
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date9/02/23
    DescriptionA genetic test to determine if a newborn is at risk of becoming deaf after being treated with a common antibiotic has been recommended for use within the NHS under new draft guidance.

    Clinical watchdog National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has conditionally recommended the use of the genedrive kit, a diagnostic test for detecting a variant in babies that puts them at risk of hearing loss when treated with gentamicin.
    URLhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/nhs-nice-dna-dna-testing-society-b2278668.html
    PersonsWilliam Newman, John Mcdermott
  • TitleNHS to use test that prevents babies going deaf
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletBBC
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date9/02/23
    DescriptionA rapid test that can help preserve the hearing of newborn babies is set to be used by NHS hospitals.
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-64570089
    PersonsWilliam Newman, John Mcdermott
  • TitleGenetic test to prevent newborns going deaf recommended for NHS use
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletThe Daily Mail
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date9/02/23
    DescriptionA genetic test to determine if a newborn is at risk of becoming deaf after being treated with a common antibiotic has been recommended for use within the NHS under new draft guidance.

    Clinical watchdog National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has conditionally recommended the use of the genedrive kit, a diagnostic test for detecting a variant in babies that puts them at risk of hearing loss when treated with gentamicin.
    URLhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-11729437/Genetic-test-prevent-newborns-going-deaf-recommended-NHS-use.html
    PersonsWilliam Newman, John Mcdermott
  • TitleGenetic test to prevent newborns going deaf recommended for NHS use
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletThe Evening Standard
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date9/02/23
    DescriptionA genetic test to determine if a newborn is at risk of becoming deaf after being treated with a common antibiotic has been recommended for use within the NHS under new draft guidance.

    Clinical watchdog National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has conditionally recommended the use of the genedrive kit, a diagnostic test for detecting a variant in babies that puts them at risk of hearing loss when treated with gentamicin.
    URLhttps://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/genetic-test-prevent-newborns-going-deaf-recommended-nhs-b1058963.html
    PersonsWilliam Newman, John Mcdermott