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 ...

Before your baby says their first word, their ability to hear it matters. This National Newborn Screening Awareness Month, WTOP explores why early hearing tests are essential for newborns — and what ...

Routine newborn screening (NBS) has transformed early disease detection. However, traditional biochemical tests limit the range of conditions that can be identified at birth. Next-generation ...

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 ...

This article is authored by Chandra Ganjoo, group Chief Executive Office, Trivitron Healthcare.

The earlier diseases are diagnosed, the earlier they can be treated. Unfortunately, time is often of the essence for those with rare genetic disorders. For example, the few therapies that exist for ...

Yet, the effectiveness of genetic sequencing as an alternative method for NBS has not previously been studied. To evaluate the outcomes of applying gene panel sequencing as a first-tier newborn ...

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This program ensures all babies are screened for certain genetic disorders before serious health problems develop. Our goal is to identify disorders early so that serious health conditions can be ...