Topic: Newborn Screening

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A nurse from Fort Sam Houston reported in 1996 that blood taken from newborns via heel pricks is stored in state databases and sold to corporations. Lawsuits in Minnesota and Michigan have challenged the ownership of these genetic sequences, with some companies claiming patents on individual DNA. The segment links these historical practices to modern corporate medicine and the pharmaceutical industry's focus on treating cancers allegedly caused by recent medical mandates.