As predicted the era of universal newborn genomic screening is dawning. The UK and Florida are leading the way.

Researchers identified five biomarkers in umbilical cord blood that could indicate early-onset sepsis in preterm infants and ...

Early-onset neonatal sepsis and meningitis are associated with an increased risk for childhood epilepsy, according to a study published online July 7 in JAMA Network Open.

A new neonatal screening test recently saved the life of a little girl with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare neuromuscular ...

Objective To compare management recommendations of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines with the Kaiser Permanente sepsis risk calculator (SRC) for risk of early ...

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A rare Przewalski’s horse foal named Marat is thriving at the Minnesota Zoo, thanks to an unusual surrogate. After falling critically ill shortly after birth, Marat recovered but was rejected by ...

Premature infants are particularly vulnerable to life-threatening conditions such as sepsis and necrotising enterocolitis (NEC). Newborn sepsis — a bloodstream infection occurring in the first weeks ...

Objective Neonatal sepsis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in preterm infants. Despite its routine use in adults, the diagnostic utility of complete blood count (CBC) in ...

Introduction Neonatal sepsis causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide but is difficult to diagnose clinically. Clinical prediction models (CPMs) could improve diagnostic accuracy, ...

Neonatal sepsis is a deadly disease with non-specific clinical signs, delaying diagnosis and treatment. There remains a need for early biomarkers to facilitate timely intervention. Our objective was ...

Currently, there is no “magic bullet” for diagnosing sepsis, and a comprehensive clinical evaluation remains the gold standard. However, numerous markers across various laboratory disciplines are used ...