Stanford AI can predict with over 85% accuracy which premature babies will suffer serious medical complications.

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

Ranging from heel prick blood tests to hearing and heart screenings, these critical health checks in the first year of a baby ...

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 ...

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 Generation Study, which is now available at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust, tests for more than 200 rare ...

The Utah Newborn Screening Program tests all newborns in Utah for over 40 medical conditions that can affect their growth, development, and long-term health. While many people associate newborn ...

It is part of a national study which aims to identify disorders earlier.

You might be aware that a blood sample is taken soon after your infant is born to test for dozens of genetic and metabolic disorders. But did you realize that super quick (and painless) newborn ...

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 ...

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

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Public Health is marking 60 years of screening efforts in the state. Newborn screening in ...