Children can develop hearing loss at any age due to ear infections, illnesses such as measles or meningitis, head injuries, or exposure to loud noise. Adolescents are particularly at risk because of ...

During the Boston Globe’s Rare Disease Summit, Dr. Wendy Chung, a physician-scientist and geneticist who leads the Department ...

Most medical practices specialize in one age group. Pediatricians see children. Geriatricians focus on seniors. But hearing loss doesn't respect age boundaries, and neither does Hearing Associates.

When Selva Nesar arrived with her family in Rwanda from Afghanistan, she was unable to hear and unsure of her future. Today, her story has helped launch a cochlear implant programme that is ...

The Manitoba government has expanded universal newborn screening to include congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), making Manitoba one of the first Canadian jurisdictions to test all newborns for a ...

Manitoba has begun universal screening for congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) in all newborns with the aim of early detection ...

The Manitoba government has expanded its newborn screening program to include congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), a leading ...

Mandatory testing of 45 genetic disorders is designed to lead to treatment before symptoms do damage.

A total of 52 participants took part in either an interview or focus group. Participants represented a variety of NBS groups, including federal program grantees, state public health departments, ...

Universal screening for congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) in newborns, using dried blood spot analysis during the first week of life, created opportunities to intervene for improved outcomes, a ...

Every year, millions of newborns undergo routine screening as a preventive strategy to detect inherited disorders before symptoms emerge. Newborn screening (NBS) programs have traditionally relied on ...