Preterm birth - defined as delivery before the 37 th week of pregnancy - is one of the leading causes of infant deaths in the United States. Babies born prematurely are also at an increased risk of ...

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UCSF Pediatrics Professor Jennifer Puck, MD, has spent decades pushing for universal newborn screening to detect severe combined immune deficiency (SCID), a rare but deadly genetic disorder. Today, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A blood test that predicts preterm birth risk, paired with targeted interventions, reduced neonatal morbidity ...

Early-onset neonatal bacterial infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in preterm newborns. It is most often caused by ascending infection via the maternal genital tract.

The median predicted survival age of a patient with cystic fibrosis in 2020 to 2024 was 65 years, a 19-year increase from 2015 to 2019, according to data from the 2024 Cystic Fibrosis National ...

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Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is a disorder that affects pregnant people and their fetuses. It occurs when the birthing parent’s immune system produces antibodies that attack and destroy ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing the first screening test for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) in newborns. The EnLite Neonatal TREC Kit, manufactured by ...

Neonatal meningitis is inflammation of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord in newborns that happens during an infant’s first 28 days of life. It can be caused by viruses, bacteria, or ...