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This Start-up Provides Genetic Screening For Newborns, Adults; To Raise Series A Funding In 2-3 Months
As for newborn screening, parents get the kit as soon as they register and after the birth of the b…
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The number of US babies born with syphilis has nearly quadrupled in 5 years
An STD report from the CDC found that 1,870 babies were born with congenital syphilis in 2019, a 29…
Kelsie Sandoval
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CDC: Syphilis rates among newborns rose 235% in just 4 years
Undiagnosed syphilis can spread in the womb. It's easily treated with antibiotics but can be deadly…
Hilary Brueck
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Police used a NJ baby's mandatory blood sample to pursue a criminal case. Public defenders and a newspaper are now teaming up to sue over privacy concerns.
Public defenders and the New Jersey Monitor are looking to uncover how often state agencies use blo…
Jake Epstein,Haven Orecchio-E…
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Mothers, newborns lose 20% health services due to Covid-19: Study
New York, July 13 (IANS) Mothers, newborns, young children and adolescents are losing 20 per cent o…
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Men are ditching condoms as rates of STDs like gonorrhea and syphilis continue to rise
Men's fears of unplanned pregnancy and HIV are subsiding due to long-acting birth control and PrEP,…
Julia Naftulin
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Jaundice In Newborns Will Be Detected By A Smartphone App
In the first few days after a baby is born, jaundice is a seemingly common condition not only in In…
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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom announced the birth of their daughter Daisy Dove with a photo on them holding her tiny hand
Perry and Bloom, who announced that they were expecting in March, have set up a donation page with …
Jacob Sarkisian
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Urgent need to develop antibiotics for newborns say global experts
Over the last decade, AMR has worsened to the point where around 50-70 per cent of common pathogens…
PTI
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Urgent need to develop antibiotics for newborns say global experts
Over the last decade, AMR has worsened to the point where around 50-70 per cent of common pathogens…
PTI
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A study finds new moms with COVID-19 do not need to be separated from their babies after birth — but they should wear masks
Measures like handwashing and mask-wearing were enough to prevent almost all moms from passing COVI…
Anna Medaris Miller
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This healthcare startup is using technology to save millions of babies
These vitals are relayed to a tablet where nurses can monitor real-time conditions of multiple babi…
Charlotte Hu
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Zika brain damage is going undetected in babies because tests only screen for one defect
"Although we believe that the underreporting of microcephaly cases is rare during the epidemic, new…
Lisa Ryan
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I was diagnosed with cervical cancer while 35 weeks pregnant. It was hard to get over the shame of an HPV-related cancer.
The author says that she was diagnosed with HPV-related cancer while pregnant and that she wants to…
Eve McDavid
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Meet the author on a mission to combat the invisible 'Kissing Bug' disease affecting Latinos communities
Journalist Daisy Hernández's argues Chagas disease affects mostly Latinos and Latinx immigrants in …
Gwen Aviles
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Bill Gates Predicts We're Going To Drastically Reduce Child Mortality - Here's How
The letter points to several strategies that will continue to reduce child mortality, such as the i…
Chelsea Harvey
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A baby in Hawaii with a brain abnormality is the first in the US to have the untreatable Zika virus
The Zika virus was originally identified in 1947 in Uganda. It's primarily transmitted by tropical …
Lydia Ramsey,Reuters
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11 health innovations that could save 6 million lives by 2030
"Innovation doesn't always mean a new widget," Amie Batson, chief strategy officer and vice preside…
Dana Varinsky
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How to treat baby acne safely, according to pediatricians
About 20% of newborns will develop acne, which typically resolves on its own after a few weeks, but…