Lancet study proves that NHS refusing to screen for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) as part of the newborn heel prick test is ...

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 ...

The United States Cystic Fibrosis Foundation released the first guideline on newborn screening for cystic fibrosis (CF), in order to improve timely detection of CF in infants from all racial and ...

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 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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A local mom is pushing for a rare and deadly disease to be added to Indiana's newborn screening panel. Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects at least 1 in 5,000 male births each year.

Children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) identified by newborn screening showed better motor development with disease-modifying treatment than those diagnosed after symptom onset, a German cohort ...

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

Singer Jesy Nelson has pledged to "shout from the rooftops" to campaign for all babies to get tested for a rare muscle ...

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

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: Newborns at Thapathali Maternity Hospital were earlier treated only if a health problem was observed at ...