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

Ex-Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson met Wes Streeting in Parliament to demand newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA ...

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 34-year-old announced on Sunday that her twin daughters have been diagnosed with the severe muscular disease.

Ex-Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson met Wes Streeting in Parliament to demand newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA ...

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 ...

Newborn screening for genetic metabolic diseases helps a portion of children stay healthy as they grow, but decompensation episodes still occur in the first weeks after birth before test results come ...

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 ...

A new study indicates that noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) performed using a low-cost form of whole genome sequencing ...

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 ...

JESY Nelson has insisted she’s “going to fight” to get SMA1 testing available on the NHS at birth – after her twin babies devastating diagnosis. Yesterday, the singer ...

The first few days after birth are filled with love, excitement, and many new responsibilities. Parents often wonder whether their baby is healthy and what they should know to protect their baby as ...