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Discover the new Biliary Atresia screening program in Ontario!

By lgallagher | Posted 11/15/2023 - 10:35

Biliary Atresia is a rare but serious liver disease that affects newborns in the first month of life. It is present at birth, and most newborns will appear well at first.

BORN Ontario Cybersecurity Incident

By lgallagher | Posted 09/26/2023 - 10:36

BORN Ontario is a prescribed perinatal and child registry that is funded by the province’s Ministry of Health. BORN Ontario was the victim of a cybersecurity incident earlier this year and your information may have been impacted. The incident was caused by a vulnerability in the file transfer software BORN Ontario utilized, called MOVEit.

The ultimate Christmas gift: 6-month-old hears mom and dad for the first time

By lgallagher | Posted 12/20/2018 - 09:11

Improving patient care for rare diseases one blood spot at a time: Chloe's story

By lgallagher | Posted 11/02/2018 - 08:58

We've entered a video competition!

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research IHDCYH Talks program is intended to improve knowledge translation of research.

Here's a bit about our video:

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

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.

Toronto Star Story - NSO now operates seven days a week

By Brigitte | Posted 01/11/2017 - 14:10

We are pleased to announce that Newborn Screening Ontario now operates seven days a week to ensure babies born with potentially life-threatening disorders are diagnosed sooner. The continued involvement of NSO, birth hospitals and midwifery practices plays a big role in ensuring Ontario’s newborns get timely access to newborn screening.

First Steps

By nso_admin | Posted 05/04/2016 - 09:56

This video features three families whose baby had a screen positive result from the newborn screening test. Parents speak about their experience, the follow-up tests their baby needed and the outcome of the tests.

Motion Graphic Primer on Newborn Screening in Ontario

By nso_admin | Posted 08/17/2015 - 15:34

Check out our new motion graphic primer on newborn screening in Ontario. It provides a brief introduction to the what newborn screening is all about. Thank you to Ryan and Jaskirat, students in Algonquin College's Interactive Media & Management Program for creating this fun resource for us!

Virtual Tour of Newborn Screening Ontario

By admin | Posted 05/25/2015 - 10:46

Working with a talented team of students from Algonquin College’s Interactive Media Management Program, NSO is excited to take you on a virtual tour of our laboratory.

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