However, before routine genetic screening of infants even approaches reality, many questions need answers, including whether genetic sequencing can accurately identify babies who will develop a disease, according to Dr. Joseph A. Bocchini Jr., chairman of the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children. The committee evaluates scientific evidence and makes recommendations to… Read More »
Beeeeeeeeeeep. The unmistakable long beep of my bright-red code pager broke the rhythmic sound of my trusty breast pump. I grabbed the pager silently praying it was a “test page.” No such luck. As I read the Code 45 message, I heard the overhead announcement echo: “Code 45, East Tower.” I quickly disconnected the breast… Read More »
‘Our little miracle!’: Baby born after the first ever womb transplant from a dead donor is shown off by her proud parents as mother reveals how it felt to have another woman’s organ inside her Luisa Santos’s mother had no womb until she received one from a dead woman Fabiana Amorim de Lima received it in a… Read More »
When Lisa Forrest was in the early stages of pregnancy with her first child, her GP sent her for a routine pap smear. She was stunned when the results showed some abnormalities. Further testing diagnosed the then 27 year old with cervical cancer. Twenty weeks into her pregnancy she faced the terrifying decision of either… Read More »
A young mum has posted photos of the injuries she received as she tried to protect her infant daughter from tennis ball-sized hailstones. Fiona Simpson from Kingaroy, Queensland was in her car with her baby and grandmother, about 130 miles north-west of Brisbane when she drove into a storm. The massive hailstones smashed through the… Read More »