Congenital CMV is the most common nongenetic cause of hearing loss in children and a leading cause of other neurologic ...

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 ...

An updated report on cystic fibrosis (CF) from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, in partnership with the ...

From rare cancers caught early to dementia foretold decades in advance, newborn genomic testing raises an unsettling question ...

February is Rare Disease month, and two Utah families are leading the way in newborn screening for Creatine Deficiency.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing the first screening test for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) in newborns. The EnLite Neonatal TREC Kit, manufactured by ...

Twenty years ago, cystic fibrosis wasn’t a household term for me. Today, cystic fibrosis — a genetic disorder that causes a buildup of thick, sticky mucus that can damage organs, especially the lungs ...

WASHINGTON — Leadership and coordination at the national level are needed to build on the strength of screening programs that test all newborn babies’ blood for serious health conditions and to ensure ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- September is newborn screening awareness month and Valley hospitals are working toward getting 100 percent of babies tested. Before a baby can be brought home from a hospital ...

The Hospital Authority on Monday said it hopes that all private hospitals will join its newborn screening programme ...

Isaac has permanent hearing loss in both ears and his deafness was picked up soon after birth, thanks to a newborn hearing ...