Experts say early screening and vaccination can prevent miscarriage, birth defects and lifelong disability. Here's why ...

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 ...

Expectant parents at the Jessop Wing in Sheffield are invited to take part in the Generation Study.

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 ...

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

Every year, millions of newborns undergo routine screening as a preventive strategy to detect inherited disorders before ...

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 ...

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

Martha Jane Anderson buried two blue-eyed infant sons before she learned the truth about her chromosomes: Any boys born in her family would have a 50 percent chance of entering the world without a ...