A study by ICMR finds that poor awareness, discrimination and healthcare access gaps continue to delay diagnosis and ...

I got a blood test as a newborn that changed the course of my life forever. The test, part of newborn screening performed on babies across the U.S. led to my being diagnosed with a rare inherited ...

The Utah Newborn Screening Program tests all newborns in Utah for over 40 medical conditions that can affect their growth, development, and long-term health. While many people associate newborn ...

In April 2025, the federal government cut the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.

Screening newborns for severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID) significantly increases the survival of children after bone marrow transplantation, a new North American study finds. Published ...

When federal lawmakers set out to improve the nation's newborn screening programs in 2007, they succeeded in creating grants and increasing the number of conditions tested throughout the country. Yet ...

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced on Tuesday that an additional test for a rare neurological ...

CARMEL, Ind. — Every Thursday, 1-year-old Grant and his parents come to IU Health North Hospital so he can receive a five-hour enzyme replacement infusion. It’s something they’ve been doing since he ...

Texas newborns are now screened for a rare genetic disorder called GAMT deficiency, expanding the state’s testing panel to 60 ...

In December 2020, Utah's Newborn Screening Program identified the first patient with Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) deficiency solely through newborn screening. GAMT deficiency is an ...

Mr Amos Andoh, has called on government to broaden its approach to tackling sickle cell disease by making genotype screening ...