Friday, Mar 12th
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A critical safety net for babies - that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn in the U.S. - is facing an ethics attack.
After those tiny blood spots are tested for a list of devastating diseases, some states are storing them for years. But seldom are parents asked to consent to such research - most probably do not know it occurs - raising privacy concerns that are shaking up one of public health's most successful programs.
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