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 ...

For more than six decades, biomarker-based newborn screening has played a pivotal role in reducing infant mortality and ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill into law that was prompted by a decade-long CBS News California investigation into the state's newborn genetic biobank. California law says genetic testing ...