Why France Is Leading on Tick-Borne Diseases Interviewer: Caroline Guignot; Interviewee: Alice Raffetin, MD ++

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/why-france-leading-tick-borne-diseases-2026a1000obr?ecd=wnl_edit_tpal_etid8518360&uac=148436CN&impID=8518360 Alice Raffetin, MD, an infectious disease specialist at the Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France, and coordinator of the Regional Reference Center for tick-borne diseases for Paris and the Northern Region, France, provides an overview of the situation in the country, which is particularly active in addressing these diseases. England to Screen Newborns for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Dr Sheena Meredith https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/england-screen-newborns-spinal-muscular-atrophy-2026a1000od0?ecd=wnl_edit_tpal_etid8518360&uac=148436CN&impID=8518360 Newborn babies in England are to be tested for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) straight after birth, under a national screening evaluation programme designed to catch the rare genetic condition before symptoms appear — when treatment has the best chance of changing a child’s future.