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 ...

There are 2 methods of screening for disorders on the RUSP: dried bloodspot screening and point of care screening, both of which are generally performed prior to discharge at the hospital where the ...

Early results from 4,000 babies show that genome sequencing picks up many more serious health conditions than standard newborn screening and is favored by most parents. Early results from a study of ...

Workflow of combined biomarker and genetic newborn screening. This schematic illustrates the integrated framework for neonatal combined screening, linking disease and gene selection with standardized ...

Today, the GUARDIAN study is moving newborn screening to genomic sequencing, potentially detecting hundreds of conditions before symptoms even appear. But can this cutting-edge technology replace ...

Nearly every baby born in the U.S. has blood drawn in the immediate hours after their birth, allowing the baby to be tested for a panel of potentially life-threatening inherited disorders. This is a ...

A growing number of parents across the U.S. are declining routine preventive care for their newborns, and doctors say the ...