The state was the first in the nation to make CMV screenings universal, which has led to hundreds of early detections in ...

A Winnipegger who's worked for decades to raise awareness about a viral infection causing serious birth defects is ...

KJ Muldoon came into the world with a genetic time bomb ticking inside him.

Madison Wells is on a mission — one fueled by love, loss, and a drive to bring awareness to a virus most have never heard of.

Baby born with rare life-threatening disorder makes medical history - Researchers hope what they learn from KJ will help other rare disease patients ...

Though it may be a while before similar personalized treatments are available for others, doctors hope the technology can ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus that infects people of all ages and belongs to the same family as other common viruses like the chicken pox virus. When a pregnant woman catches CMV and the ...

“We had never heard of CMV before,” Jelley ... be performed on all newborn babies before they are discharged from the hospital. “If Emily-Grace had not been born at home and had not fallen ...

It is the most common viral infection to do so. CMV can lead to birth defects, typically affecting one in five babies born with congenital CMV. The infection can cause temporary and permanent ...

They are things I could have easily avoided if I’d known about CMV.’ Around one in 200 babies in the UK is born with CMV and while most won’t have any symptoms, for around one in 1,000 ...

And fewer than five babies a year are born with congenital rubella syndrome. The cytomegalovirus (CMV) spreads through your saliva and urine, especially in children. It also spreads through ...