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 ...

All states need to bring their newborn cystic fibrosis (CF) screening programs into line to ensure timely detection when intervention can do the most good, according to consensus guidelines from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Genetic newborn screening supports early identification of a child’s critical condition, guiding to a better start in life. Large-scale evidence shows that adding next-generation sequencing (NGS) as a ...

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 ...

Seattle Children's is partnering on the launch of a study called the 'Oto-Acoustic Signals in SIDS' (OASIS) study that will investigate a possible association between Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ...

The newborn screening market offers significant opportunities driven by rising neonatal populations and congenital disease ...

The mother of a four-year-old boy with a rare muscle disease says screening newborn babies for the condition could "save lives". Amy, 37, from Henleaze in Bristol, said early detection of spinal ...

States screen for cystic fibrosis (CF) but with significant variation among their screening algorithms. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation group conducted a systematic review, leading to seven ...