Gene therapies can now prevent newborns with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) being left paralysed - but only if administered at ...

Ezra Thorman was not supposed to survive but was one of first babies in the world to be treated for spinal muscular atrophy ...

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 ...

UCSF Pediatrics Professor Jennifer Puck, MD, has spent decades pushing for universal newborn screening to detect severe combined immune deficiency (SCID), a rare but deadly genetic disorder. Today, ...

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When a baby is born in the United States, a few drops of blood are taken from their heel to test for many conditions that could affect the child’s long-term health or survival. This testing is part of ...

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

Many parents think that a newborn will respond to sounds as they get older, but hearing problems often go unnoticed. Early ...