There is "significant scope" for expanded screening of newborn babies for more rare diseases, according to a new five year National Rare Disease Strategy, published at the Department of Health. It ...
The Health Minister was unable to provide a date for when additional rare diseases will be added to a newborn screening programme, after an advocate expressed “disappointment” with the rate of ...
David Godler is the group leader of the diagnosis and development laboratory at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute ...
The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has begun assessing the addition of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) to the newborn health-screening process. SMA is a rare genetic condition that ...
Genetic newborn screening supports early identification of a child’s critical condition, guiding to a better start in life.
Cork-based medtech company CergenX has raised €1.2 million in funding to further develop its technology to screen newborns for brain injury. The funding was raised through a private financing round, ...
Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) today announced an agreement with King Faisal Specialist Hospital & ...
Mother of two, Kasey Mumford, 24, from Warwick, gave birth to her second child, Chester, last August. Her mother’s intuition ...
PORTLAND, Ore. - Newborn screening in Oregon is transforming lives by detecting serious conditions early. According to the ...
Since the 1960s, Texas has screened newborns for a variety of rare diseases — like sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis.