Taking newborn screening, as a birth right, ahead in Karnataka
Newborn screening is a fundamental right for every child, crucial for early diagnosis and intervention of preventable ...
Scary study finds over 1 billion young people are at risk of hearing loss for one reason
A new study claims that over 1 billion young people are at risk of losing their hearing due to unsafe listening practices.
Study finds over 1 billion young people could be at risk of hearing loss, here's why
A new study claimed that over 1 billion younger people could be at risk of hearing loss due to "unsafe listening," especially ...
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First newborns join screening for 200 rare diseases
Dominika's one-day-old daughter Emilia is part of the screening programme The entire genetic code of up to 100,000 newborn babies in England will be analysed by the NHS, with the aim of speeding ...
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Georgia public health board to meet: Infant hearing screening, Hurricane Helene response on agenda
Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here.The board of the Georgia Department of Public Health is set to meet next week for the first time in six months. The nine-member board is ...
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Counting every newborn: liveborn or stillborn
A decade ago, 194 member states endorsed WHO's Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) to end preventable stillbirths, committing to reach the target of 12 or fewer late-gestation stillbirths (≥28 weeks) in ...