Newest screen for newborns will indicate heart problems
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 03:30
in Health & Medicine
About 1 in every 120 babies are born with congenital heart disease (CHD), of which about 25 percent is critical, requiring special care early in life. CHD is responsible for more deaths in the first year of life than any other birth defect, but often outcomes can be improved with early detection.