This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The heel-stick test commonly used for screening newborns for a variety ...

A routine screening test for several metabolic and genetic disorders in newborns, the heel-stick procedure, is not effective in screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, a leading cause of ...

Close to 4 million babies are born in the U.S. 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 ...

When a baby is born in the United States, a bit of blood is taken from the baby's heel in what is called a heel stick test. DNA is extracted from the blood, and babies are tested for a range of ...

SAN FRANCISCO — 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 ...

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 ...