When a baby is born in the United States, a few drops of blood are taken from their heel to test for many conditions that could affect the child’s long-term health or survival. This testing is part of ...

New Jersey police used a baby's mandatory blood sample to pursue a decades-old criminal case. Public defenders and a newspaper have since teamed up to sue over privacy concerns. They are seeking to ...

Hannah Lovaglio is one of the New Jersey parents suing over the state's stockpile of newborn blood samples. Every state in the U.S. requires hospitals to take a small blood sample from newborns to ...

A baby at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida gets his foot pricked to run a simple blood test that can detect metabolic disorders. mhs Newborn screenings are important for assuring the ...