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We see a growing number of children being born with genetic disorders these days. According to World Health Organization (WHO), Genetic disorders affect 10 in every 1000 newborn babies. Here we [...]

Newborn screening (NBS) in the Philippines started in June 1996 and was integrated into the public health delivery system with the enactment of the Newborn Screening Act of 2004. Currently, NBS [...]

Historically, medication has been prescribed with a “one-size-fits-all” approach. Advances in genetic testing now allow medication to be tailored to the individual. In 2003 the Human Genome [...]

US technology policy expert Alex Ross said that the last trillion-dollar industry was built on computer code and the next trillion-dollar industry will be built on genetic code. And Canadian [...]

You may be excited to love on your friend’s newborn, but remember babies this young can easily get sick. While new parents are busy counting toes and getting to know their newborn [...]