Before universal vaccination for hepatitis B began in 1991, 18,000 children contracted the virus by age 10 each year, and ...

With sickle cell disease, red blood cells become hard and sticky, looking like a C-shaped farm tool called a “sickle.” Unlike typical red blood cells that are round, sickle cells have trouble passing ...

Every movement we make, whether walking, speaking or even breathing, depends on the health of our muscles and nerves.

The newborn hearing screening is designed to detect hearing abnormalities right after birth, since hearing loss is a common congenital condition among infants. In fact, roughly 2 or 3 out of every ...

Students no longer have to leave Alabama to pursue a chiropractic career. Newborn screening is a critical medical procedure ...

Newborn screening is a critical medical procedure that helps detect and treat severe health conditions in newborns early in their lives.

Medical experts, genetic counsellors, and sickle cell advocates have called for the enforcement of mandatory newborn screening and strengthened genetic counselling to curb the burden of sickle cell ...

Newborn hearing screenings identify both unilateral and bilateral hearing loss to maximize the child’s speech and literacy.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM/Gray News) – Police are investigating after a newborn baby was found alive in a dumpster at a motel in Columbus, Georgia. The discovery was made when someone heard the baby crying ...