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 ...

A committee of experts will conduct a study examining the current landscape of newborn screening (NBS) systems, processes, and research in the United States and consider sustainable adoption of ...

Thangaratinam and colleagues aimed to shed light on the potential predictive value of using pulse oximetry to screen for significant cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD) in newborn infants. One ...

InvestigateTV - Hours after newborn babies enter the world in the United States, cries inevitably ring out when a nurse pricks their heels to draw their blood. This routine test, where blood is ...

SALT LAKE CITY — New parents may cringe thinking about the heel pricks routinely done after a baby is born and then again two weeks later, but the required screening saves lives. "I have had cases ...

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 ...

There are more than 25 million births recorded in India every year, yet only a small percentage of newborns get screened at birth for serious but treatable health conditions. In many cases, these ...