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10th August - Baby Heart Defect Test

A quick and cheap test could save the lives of babies born with congenital heart defects.

Baby ImageA study of 20,055 newborns, published in The Lancet, showed testing oxygen in the blood was more successful than other checks available.

The researchers have called for the oxygen test to be used in hospitals across the UK. The British Heart Foundation said the test could "make a real difference" as cases go unnoticed.

Read more on the BBC website.