Newborn screening (NBS) is a public health service available to approximately 3.6 million infants born in the United States each year. Over 98 percent of those infants receive screening. State and ...

A committee of experts will conduct a study examining the current landscape of newborn screening (NBS) systems, processes, and research in the United States and consider sustainable adoption of ...

Universal eye screening in newborns identifies retinal hemorrhage in 10.64% of babies and other ocular abnormalities in 7.5% of infants, with potential risk factors including premature birth, being ...

Charlie Pitts saw the world more clearly after he visited UAB Eye Care, thanks to his parents’ taking proactive and prompt action. During a routine well-child checkup for Charlie, his pediatrician ...

Mandatory testing of 45 genetic disorders is designed to lead to treatment before symptoms do damage.

Providing the best screening that ensures optimal visual development in children is an enormous responsibility and one that pediatric primary care providers take very seriously. Over the last year, ...

In Destiny’s Child No Longer: Rewriting Genetic Fate, we envisioned a world where every newborn would be screened for genetic risks. We see a future in which the randomness of genetic inheritance ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...