In the wake of the HHS Secretary’s recommendation that screening for CCHDs be added to RUSP for newborns, it is the responsibility of individual states to implement screening programs through ...

(KUTV) Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) affects the lives and families of approximately 10,000 babies born in the United States every year. While many of these babies will be identified by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . To pass the screening, infants should have an oxygen saturation of at least 95% in both the right arm and right ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has endorsed a simplified screening algorithm for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) and more uniform reporting of data in updates included in its new ...

September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of early detection and intervention for newborns. Here, Dr. Joshua Baker, attending physician in genetics, genomics and ...

With a growing evidence base to support pulse oximetry as a noninvasive method for detecting CCHD, the momentum for universal screening has gained wide acceptance. A multi­disciplinary working group ...