The earlier diseases are diagnosed, the earlier they can be treated. Unfortunately, time is often of the essence for those with rare genetic disorders. For example, the few therapies that exist for ...

Routine newborn screening (NBS) has transformed early disease detection. However, traditional biochemical tests limit the ...

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 ...

The US Supreme Court won’t review the constitutionality of Michigan’s newborn blood spot and data retention program, the ...

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 ...

DOH-Davao celebrates the "Reunion of Saved Babies," highlighting how early NBS detection helped 69,736 infants in Mindanao in ...

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 singer announced earlier this year that her twins, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson, were diagnosed with spinal ...

After the launch of the ANMOL scheme to provide screening tests for genetic and metabolic disorders in newborns, medical ...

Newborn screening (NBS) is a public health service available to approximately 3.6 million infants born in the United States each year. Over 98 percent of those infants receive screening. State and ...