Screening type 1 diabetes and celiac disease by law

On Sept 17, 2023, the Italian Parliament approved with unanimous vote a law (Italian Republic Law 130/2023) introducing a nationwide screening for type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease in the general population aged 1–17 years as part of the public health program aimed at reducing the effects of these chronic diseases. This law was successfully passed because of the commitment of many people from the diabetes and scientific community and was advocated for by Fondazione Italiana Diabete.