Jaundice is a condition recognised by the yellowing of the skin and eyes, caused by elevated levels of bilirubin in the blood. While it may seem alarming, jaundice serves as both a warning signal and ...

Delay in the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, due to inadequate health worker recognition of jaundice or lack of proper diagnostic equipment, is common in developing countries ...

Want to make sure your newborn baby's jaundice-free? There's an app for that! A team of researchers from the University of Washington have developed an app that can diagnose jaundice among infants ...

Adults and children with jaundice may notice a yellowish tinge to their skin, mucous membranes, and the whites of the eyes. It can happen with various health conditions and usually indicates a problem ...

For the first two to three weeks of their lives, infants have to undergo screening for neonatal jaundice (NNJ). It typically involves frequent clinic visits, which is not only inconvenient, but ...

Kernicterus is brain damage caused by severe, untreated jaundice or high blood levels of a substance called bilirubin. The condition is typically associated with severe, untreated cases of jaundice in ...

Jaundice, or yellowing of the skin and eyes, is a very common condition in newborns. In fact, about 60 percent of infants get jaundice within several days of birth. It can occur when babies have a ...

Jaundice is a liver-related condition that causes a yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes, and sometimes other less obvious symptoms. While it’s quite common and temporary in newborns, ...

An app called BiliCam uses a smartphone's camera and flash in conjunction with a color calibration card to diagnose jaundice in infants. A common condition in infants--especially those born ...

Infant jaundice, where a baby’s liver can’t remove blood toxins, is potentially fatal. Doctors recognize it as an unusual yellow hue in a baby’s skin and eyes, but what if you’re a nervous parent far ...