Learning that your newborn has a heart murmur can be scary news. But heart murmurs in newborns are actually extremely common and often harmless. Read on to learn more about what to look out for if ...

Utah newborns are now being screened for Hunter syndrome, a rare but serious genetic disorder, the Utah Newborn Screening Program announced.

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 ...

Your pediatrician listens to your child's heart with a stethoscope to assess its function and health. They hear the first and second heartbeats caused by the valves closing, but they also listen for ...

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

Hair characteristics are inherited and both typical and atypical findings may be familial in nature. The clinician must be sensitive to the wide variation of normal scalp hair. In the delivery room, ...

India sees over 25 million births annually, yet fewer than 5 per cent of newborns undergo screening for serious but treatable conditions. Early testing between 24 and 72 hours can detect disorders ...