Newborn Screening

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 [...]

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 [...]

Within hours of entering the world, little Sebastiana Manuel’s entire body froze in a rigid spasm. Her neck twisted, her face turned blue, and one side of her body stiffened as if someone [...]