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Newborns get routine heel blood tests, but should states keep those samples?

In Idaho, health care providers take a small blood sample from newborns to screen for 52 potentially life-threatening conditions.

United statesNew jerseyAudrey duttonBeth tariniAndrew crawfordNancy kearneyPhilipl ellisonJersey office of the public defenderCenters for diseaseMichigan department of healthHuman servicesIdaho department of healthJersey department of healthNorton children research institute in louisvilleTranslational research at children national instituteIdaho newborn screening program

Newborns get routine heel blood tests, but should states keep those samples?

Newborns get routine heel blood tests, but should states keep those samples?
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United statesNew jerseyBeth tariniAndrew crawfordNancy kearneyPhilipl ellisonJersey office of the public defenderCenters for diseaseMichigan department of healthHuman servicesIdaho department of healthJersey department of healthNorton children research institute in louisvilleTranslational research at children national instituteIdaho newborn screening programMichigan department

Newborns get routine heel blood tests, but should states keep those samples?

Shortly after birth, babies are pricked in the heel so their blood can be tested for life-threatening conditions. States generally save leftover blood from those samples, and parents and privacy experts are concerned that information could be used without consent years later.

United statesNew jerseyBeth tariniAndrew crawfordNancy kearneyPhilipl ellisonJersey office of the public defenderCenters for diseaseMichigan department of healthHuman servicesJersey department of healthNorton children research institute in louisvilleTranslational research at children national instituteMichigan departmentChelsea wuthDisease control

Newborns get routine heel blood tests, but should states keep those samples

Close to 4 million babies are born in the United States every year, and within their first 48 hours nearly all are pricked in the heel so their blood can be tested for dozens of life-threatening genetic and metabolic problems.

United statesNew jerseyBeth tariniAndrew crawfordNancy kearneyEmily hendersonPhilipl ellisonJersey office of the public defenderCenters for diseaseMichigan department of healthHuman servicesJersey department of healthNorton children research institute in louisvilleTranslational research at children national instituteMichigan departmentChelsea wuth

Newborns Get Routine Heel Blood Tests; Should States Keep Them?

States generally save leftover blood from those samples, and parents and privacy experts are concerned that information could be used without consent years later.

United statesNew jerseyBeth tariniAndrew crawfordNancy kearneyPhilipl ellisonJersey office of the public defenderCenters for diseaseMichigan department of healthHuman servicesJersey department of healthNorton children research institute in louisvilleTranslational research at children national instituteMichigan departmentChelsea wuthDisease control