In a major leap for genetic diagnostics, scientists from the University of Melbourne and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) have developed a groundbreaking rapid blood test that can ...

MID-MICHIGAN (WNEM) – Blood testing rules in Michigan have been finalized, and physicians are now required to order testing for children at ages 1 and 2 to address and prevent lead poisoning. In ...

Parents often ask about blood tests during routine pediatric visits, but pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, clarifies that healthy children rarely need them. She shares some of the criteria for ...

At most well-child visits, parents expect to hear about height and weight. But another important number is quietly becoming ...

The Midland County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) offers appointments for capillary blood lead testing (finger poke) to identify lead exposure in children. As of April 30, the Michigan universal ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — On Monday, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced finalized rules that require all physicians to order blood lead testing for all children at ages 12 ...

LANSING, Mich. – New laws in Michigan mandate blood lead testing for children at 12 and 24 months, recorded on immunization records, to address lead poisoning. The testing aims to prevent and address ...

A 19-year-old Canadian man becomes the first human cured through prime gene editing after doctors corrected a rare genetic ...