Newborn screening is a public health intervention done within 72 hours of birth. It involves three major tests to identify life-threatening genetic illnesses, even before the symptoms kick in. Statistically, it can be claimed that most of the newborn babies are healthy and won’t have any of the conditions the screening tests are looking for. But,…
According to the United Nations in July 2016, the population of India stood at 1,326,801,576. Today, it stands as the second most populated country in the world with a fertility rate of 2.43 births per woman. Catering the basic medical needs across the populated countries like India will be a difficult task. The growth of…
Let’s kick start with the old yet gold saying, “Prevention is better than cure!” What if you can identify the diseases and disorders you will get in the future? For sure, we can prepare for that or rectify the condition in the beginning itself. One such attempt to know the errors is ‘Neonatal Screening’ or…
