According to the CDC, CMV is the leading infectious cause of birth defects in the United States and can have lifelong ...

Some types of over-the-counter decongestants, including the popular phenylephrine and pseudoephedrine, were individually linked to rare, specific birth defects of the digestive tract, ear and ...

A leading cause of birth defects is a virus that many expectant parents have never heard about. That may change soon thanks to the advocacy of parents whose children suffered birth defects due to ...

US medical team had reconstructed a human ear using the patient's tissue to create a 3D bioimplant, a pioneering procedure to treat people with a rare birth defect.

LAS VEGAS (Gray News) - An 8-year-old boy born with a rare birth defect affecting one of his ears now has a puppy that shares his condition. Maxson Hess, 8, was born with microtia, which meant his ...

I’m pregnant with my second child. During the 20-week anatomy scan, my obstetrician detected my baby has a cleft lip. Does this mean my baby also has a cleft palate? How and when is a cleft lip or ...

Children with microtia - born without a fully-developed ear - are getting new help from a procedure by a Torrance surgeon that uses a state-of-the-art prosthetic.

A young boy's wish to just get through a day without strange stares and ridicule is about to come true. We were there for his post-op reveal after receiving a new form of ear reconstruction.

The offspring of adolescent and young adult women with a history of cancer experienced a higher risk for birth defects, ... including eye or ear (RR = 1.39; 95% CI, 1.03-1.9), heart and ...

Date of Verdict: Nov. 20. Court and Case No.: C.P. Philadelphia No. 110502251. Judge: George W. Overton Type of Action: Products liability; failure to warn. Injuries ...

For example, ear infections or wax can temporarily plug ear canals, preventing complete transmission of sound waves to the inner ear. Birth defects, though they are a less common cause, can also ...

In general, breathing through the tube carries a 1% death risk for children each year it’s used, according to Steven Goudy, an ear, nose and throat doctor at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.