Newborns are routinely screened for hearing loss; screening typically occurs in the newborn nursery and newborn ... testing only infants identified at high risk for hearing loss.

September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of early detection and intervention for newborns.

US senators investigating the collapse of Steward Health Care, one of the nation’s largest private health systems, are ...

A study found that a group of chemicals called metabolites, which are tested for in newborn screenings, are associated with a ...

Newborn screening (NBS) is a state-based public health program that identifies babies at risk of serious, but treatable conditions ... Although newborn screening encompasses dried blood spot, hearing ...

all of them are tested - by law - for hearing loss, congenital heart defects, and a growing list of rare, but potentially deadly disorders. "Newborn screening is one of the greatest public health ...

Around a third of women of reproductive age could have low iron. But doctors don’t routinely screen for the condition, though ...

But despite the high ... newborn development. Some research suggests that if a woman is iron-deficient when she conceives, or during the first trimester, the child may be at higher risk of a ...

As well as the social impact, hearing loss often correlates with an increased risk of dementia. That said, hearing aids often come at exceedingly high costs ... you can think of it like a private ...