U.K. health officials are facing pressure to rethink how they expand the list of diseases that all newborns are screened for ...

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Newborn screening (NBS) is routinely performed across the world using biochemical testing methods. Recent advancements in genetic sequencing are a potential game-changer for newborn screening, swiftly ...

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 ...

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The mother of a four-year-old boy with a rare muscle disease says screening newborn babies for the condition could "save ...

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Before your baby says their first word, their ability to hear it matters. This National Newborn Screening Awareness Month, WTOP explores why early hearing tests are essential for newborns — and what ...

More than 50,000 babies are born in Kentucky every year. It is essential that we do everything possible to ensure they grow up healthy. For over half a century, almost all children received a newborn ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — “Your baby has a genetic disease.” It’s one of the most terrifying things that new parents can hear. Yet it frequently turns out not to be true because, while newborn screening is ...