Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite the benefits of neonatal screening, 70% of infants worldwide are born in areas that do not have access ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . All newborns should be screened for congenital hypothyroidism within 48 to 72 hours of birth, and prompt ...

The newborn screening market offers significant opportunities driven by rising neonatal populations and congenital disease ...

A newborn baby in the ICU There are 14 states that perform a routine second screening in infants at approximately 2 weeks of age. A two-screen program for primary congenital hypothyroidism used in ...

The incidence of congenital hypothyroidism is twice as high as currently estimated, according to results published by Corbetta and coworkers. The Italian study also shows, unexpectedly, that inborn ...

Babies undergo a newborn screening test for inherited metabolic disorders within seven days of birth. The test checks for risk factors such as hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria and maple syrup urine ...

Exposure to iodine used for medical procedures in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may increase an infant's risk for congenital hypothyroidism (loss of thyroid function), suggests a new study.

Some change in the function of the thyroid is normal during pregnancy. But untreated or poorly managed hypothyroidism can cause complications for the expectant mother and her baby. The thyroid, a ...

It’s estimated that nearly 5% of Americans above the age of 12 live with hypothyroidism, a condition that occurs when the body experiences a deficit of thyroid hormone. The thyroid gland, located in ...