May 2017

Happy mothers and babies day: Ontario funds two more tests for Newborn Screening Ontario

By Brigitte | Posted 05/12/2017 - 11:02

Thanks to funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) will begin in Ontario throughout 2017. CCHD screening is a safe test performed at the bedside that can detect low oxygen levels, a common sign of these serious heart diseases.

CCHD News Coverage

By lgallagher | Posted 05/15/2017 - 08:32

Last week, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care officially announced that, throughout 2017, Newborn Screening Ontario will be implementing screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) in Ontario.

Here's some news coverage on the topic!

CBC