Preterm babies face greater health risks from the moment they are born. Their organs, immune systems, and metabolic pathways are not fully developed, making them more vulnerable to complications.

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

For the first 1,000 days of my 7-year-old son’s life, my husband and I knew something was wrong with him —we just didn’t know what it was. As we watched Charlie struggle to get up off the floor, ...

Two studies published today in the American Journal of Human Genetics show the potential for genomic screening in newborns to address high rates of infant hospitalization and mortality in the United ...