SALT LAKE CITY — New parents may cringe thinking about the heel pricks routinely done after a baby is born and then again two weeks later, but the required screening saves lives. "I have had cases ...

Universal screening for congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) in newborns, using dried blood spot analysis during the first week of life, created opportunities to intervene for improved outcomes, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV)— September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month, and it’s also been 60 years since the Illinois ...

The NHS is aiming to test up to 100,000 newborn infants in a study to understand whether improvements can be made in diagnosing and treating genetic conditions. Newborn blood spot screening, often ...

Scotland is now screening every newborn for a condition that can kill within two years. Here is what parents across the UK need to know.

There are more than 25 million births recorded in India every year, yet only a small percentage of newborns get screened at birth for serious but treatable health conditions. In many cases, these ...