A groundbreaking heart procedure was successfully performed in the capital last week. Doctors closed a hole in a patient’s ...

This hole is normally present in the heart before birth. But in most people ... The provider inserts the catheter through a blood vessel in the groin and guides it to the PFO. They use the device to ...

An anomalous coronary artery (ACA) is a heart defect. This is something your baby is born with ... is put into a blood vessel in your child’s groin. Then your child’s healthcare provider guides it to ...

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy was not associated with major structural birth defects, according to a study published ...

Data were sourced from birth records to identify births among ... Primary outcomes were the risk for MCMs overall and by subgroups, including defects of the heart, limbs, orofacial clefts, genital ...

Researchers Identify Growing List of Genetic Disorders Treatable Before or Immediately After Birth Apr. 9, 2025 — Researchers have identified nearly 300 genetic disorders that can be treated ...

Domestic researchers in a world first have identified the causes of congenital spina bifida, a birth defect that causes difficulties in walking and other physical problems. The Ministry of Science and ...

A surge of infections from a tropical virus is raising alarm among public health officials because it appears to be causing birth defects similar to those associated with Zika virus. Known as ...

Nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's staff working on developmental disabilities and birth defects was laid off this month, multiple officials tell CBS News, wiping out ...

Olivia Klopchin shares more about the condition in a video that's been viewed more than 16 million times, saying that it's the result of a birth defect Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE.

NTDs are the most common birth defect of the central nervous system and some of the most devastating congenital conditions. Despite an expected genetic link in as many as 60-70% of cases ...

BYU’s Dawson Baker got ejected with just over three minutes to go in the Cougars’ 91-89 second-round NCAA tournament win for an elbow to the groin of Wisconsin’s Max Klesmit. Baker’s left ...