For decades, newborn screening has relied on a heel-prick blood test that identifies a limited number of serious conditions ...

Concern raised that testing might needlessly raise parents anxiety, zap resources ...

September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of early detection and intervention for newborns. Here, Dr. Joshua Baker, attending physician in genetics, genomics and ...

If you have ever welcomed a new baby into the world, you know the mix of hope and uncertainty that comes with those first days. For decades, newborn screening has been a quiet triumph of public health ...

AI-powered genomic diagnostics company, today announced the launch of 3B-NEO, a premium genomic newborn screening (gNBS) ...

Routine newborn screening (NBS) has transformed early disease detection. However, traditional biochemical tests limit the range of conditions that can be identified at birth. Next-generation ...

I got a blood test as a newborn that changed the course of my life forever. The test, part of newborn screening performed on babies across the U.S. led to my being diagnosed with a rare inherited ...

An updated report on cystic fibrosis (CF) from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, in partnership with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and funded by the Centers for Disease Control ...

The Nevada Newborn Screening Program screens all babies for serious, but often treatable, disorders. Many conditions are not easily recognizable at birth, and if left untreated, can cause serious ...

COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Public Health announces expansions within its Newborn Screening Program, ...

Mr Amos Andoh, has called on government to broaden its approach to tackling sickle cell disease by making genotype screening ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced on Tuesday that an additional test for a rare neurological ...