Every year, millions of newborns undergo routine screening as a preventive strategy to detect inherited disorders before symptoms emerge. Newborn screening (NBS) programs have traditionally relied on ...

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 ...

Every year, millions of newborns undergo routine screening as a preventive strategy to detect inherited disorders before symptoms emerge. Newborn ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged in office to make Americans healthier, with a specific focus on reducing health burdens among children. But his department this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during ...

An updated report on cystic fibrosis (CF) from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, in partnership with the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Experts argued against screening all newborns for developmental disorders, saying it would worsen disparities.

All of these issues lie within congressional jurisdiction. This briefing will explore what lawmakers can do to maintain the high quality of newborn screening programs, improve pediatric reference ...

February is Rare Disease month, and two Utah families are leading the way in newborn screening for Creatine Deficiency.

Plummeting costs of DNA sequencing technologies are injecting urgency into the longstanding debate over whether to dive deeper into the genomes of more infants — even apparently healthy ones. Experts ...

The state newborn screening program expanded this month to include a new rare disorder known as Severe Combined Immune Deficiency, or "Bubble Boy Syndrome." The genetic disorder is characterized by ...

Sen. Becky Massey, R-Knoxville, represents District 6 in the Tennessee Senate. Rep. David Hawk, R-Greeneville, represents District 5 in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Tennessee is a national ...