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 ...

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday added two deadly rare diseases, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD), to the list of conditions the government ...

HHS has announced the addition of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and metachromatic leukodystrophy to the Recommended Uniform ...

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 ...

More than 50,000 babies are born in Kentucky every year. It is essential that we do everything possible to ensure they grow up healthy. For over half a century, almost all children received a newborn ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday added two rare genetic disorders, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and ...

The US HHS has added Duchenne muscular dystrophy and metachromatic leukodystrophy to newborn screening, citing benefits of early detection and access to FDA-approved treatments.

The GUARDIAN study has been recognized as one of the most impactful scientific contributions published across all JAMA journals this year.

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 ...

Newborn screening, which represents one of the major advances in child health of the past century, has been carried out in all fifty U.S. states since the 1970s. New-born screening programs are ...

One of the most successful public health stories in U.S. history — the nation’s newborn screening program — was the subject of a recent reauthorization hearing held by the House Committee on Energy ...