Most states do not inform parents of the retention and research use of newborn blood spot samples, according to the Indiana Center for Bioethics. However, a new Oklahoma law, Senate Bill 1250, ...

Shortly after birth, newborns are pricked in the heels. While it's widely known that the process is meant to test their blood to identify life threatening conditions. What isn't known is the amount of ...

Hannah Lovaglio's first son entered the world a month early. Nurses bustled in and out of the hospital room during his first days of life and frequently pricked his heel to check his blood, Lovaglio ...

TRENTON - Upon the birth of her two children, Hannah Lovaglio knew blood samples were taken from her newborns to test for 62 different diseases and disorders. She didn't know the state Department of ...

This July 2022 photo shows a lab in Lansing, Mich., where the state health department tests blood from newborns for more than 50 rare diseases. (Joey Cappelletti/Report for America via AP) (CN) — The ...

WASHINGTON — Leadership and coordination at the national level are needed to build on the strength of screening programs that test all newborn babies’ blood for serious health conditions and to ensure ...

DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan must return or destroy dried blood samples from nine newborns or get approval from parents to keep them, according to the latest scathing opinion from a federal ...

Newborn screenings are important for assuring the well-being and timely treatment of medical issues for infants. These screenings identify conditions that can impact a child’s health and even survival ...