One of the great successes of public health in the US is the newborn screening program, which tests infants in every state for more than 30 serious but treatable congenital diseases. For the four ...

The birth of a baby is a moment of immense joy, but it also brings with it many health considerations, especially for preterm babies. In the first few days of life, newborn screening plays a critical ...

The newborn hearing screening is designed to detect hearing abnormalities right after birth, since hearing loss is a common congenital condition among infants. In fact, roughly 2 or 3 out of every ...

Seven recommendations developed, including use of floating immunoreactive trypsinogen cutoff over fixed cutoff. HealthDay News — In a guideline issued by the US Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and ...

BOSTON -- The time for universal congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) screening may well be here, researchers said. In a study of nearly 24,000 newborns across six hospitals in Minnesota, testing for ...

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 ...

The X-linked neuromuscular disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), which historically has been diagnosed in boys between the ages of 3 and 6 years, has become an important candidate for newborn ...

Genetic newborn screening supports early identification of a child’s critical condition, guiding to a better start in life.

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David Godler is the group leader of the diagnosis and development laboratory at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Federal Newborn Screening Advisory Committee voted to add Krabbe Leukodystrophy Disease to the recommended newborn screening panel (RUSP), which is a huge victory for Hunter ...

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