Thanks in part to federal funding for newborn hearing screening, about 98% of newborns are screened for hearing loss before ...

Newborn screening is also cost-effective. Testing that takes just a few dollars per baby can save families and the health ...

Doctors recommend some prenatal tests for all pregnant people and other screening tests only if the baby is at risk for certain genetic problems. Is prenatal testing covered by insurance?

The initial screening tests are not meant to be conclusive ... difficult deliveries and health problems for you and your baby. This test measures your blood-sugar level an hour after you've ...

RFK Jr.'s Health Department shut down an advisory group that recommends how to test newborns for genetic disorders ...

Losing a baby ‘should not be the screening’ Eleni Tsigas, chief executive officer of the Preeclampsia Foundation, said that a screening tool like the new first-trimester test could have ...

False negatives are pretty rare in these new blood tests—for a woman in her early 30s with a negative result on this screening, the chance of a baby with a chromosomal abnormality is about 1 in ...

Wisconsin's newborn screening program took the first step toward adding Krabbe disease to a list of nearly 50 disorders the ...

This test is part of CF newborn screening ... “It is also critical for parents to be proactive and ask their baby’s doctor about newborn screening results, and make sure that follow-up occurs ...

Aotearoa New Zealand has embraced self-tests for cervical screening with a University of Otago–Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study ...