The Minnesota Department of Health would regain broad authority to test and store blood samples from newborn babies under legislation that has pitted medical privacy activists against advocates of ...

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, ...

New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin has asked a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit that aims to end the state's two-year retention of blood samples taken from newborns under a mandatory ...

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 ...

Novel innovations for stabilizing the plasma proteome in whole blood samples provide researchers with more confidence in their protein analysis. To reduce the preanalytical variability, scientists can ...

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 ...