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 ...

as well as babies born with life-limiting birth defects. "These are pregnancies intended to be full term and produce healthy babies who will grow up to become net assets to their economies and ...

Theo Grataloup, 17, who was born with severe abnormalities of the oesophagus and larynx, said he represents all those with birth defects. Grataloup, who spoke to the AFP news agency Thursday ...

Scientists have succeeded in reconstructing the face of Saint Teresa of Jesus, one of the most influential figures of Spanish Catholicism to mark the 510th anniversary of her birth. This ...

In an emotional episode of The Yorkshire Vet, Peter Wright, a seasoned vet, is faced with a heart-wrenching challenge when a nine-week-old cockapoo with a rare and significant birth defect comes ...

Babies born with heart defects may be at increased risk for cancer within the first 10 years of life, according to new research that suggests mothers may also be at risk. "Our research highlights ...

Data on type of auricular deformity ... molding within 14 days of birth was shorter than that of those who started treatment more than 14 days after birth with the same ear deformation. For ...

The most common abnormality in hemifacial microsomia, asymmetry of the jaw causes a cant of the teeth that is visible with smiling, asymmetry in the lower face, and pointing of the chin to one side.