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Ranging from heel prick blood tests to hearing and heart screenings, these critical health checks in the first year of a baby’s life are vital in helping the baby develop normally by identifying any ...

Preterm babies face greater health risks from the moment they are born. Their organs, immune systems, and metabolic pathways are not fully developed, making them more vulnerable to complications.

Babies are being left needlessly paralysed while Britain drags its feet on testing newborns for a muscle wasting disease. Gene therapies can now prevent newborns with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) ...