Birth defects — also known as congenital anomalies — are structural or functional conditions present at birth that can affect ...

Although the cause of death of prominent actress Catherine O’Hara — Schitt’s Creek, Beetlejuice, and Home Alone — is still ...

The parents of rare conjoined twins say doctors in Papua New Guinea told them to take the boys home as they were beyond hope. "Thank God we [defied them] and we are where we are," the boys' dad Kevin ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month. Greater awareness can help improve the lives of those living with these conditions and widen the network of support. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Catherine Mornhineway said during a 14-week ultrasound, a doctor diagnosed her unborn baby with anencephaly, a fatal birth defect.

TAMPA, Florida (WFTS) — A Tampa couple is grieving the loss of their daughter who was born with a rare but fatal birth defect. Catherine Mornhineway and Andrew Ford said they got the devastating ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – According to the CDC, every 4.5 minutes a baby is born with a birth defect. While it can often be scary for a new parent to hear about one of these conditions, advances in medicine ...

For years, California health officials have been frustrated by the disproportionately high rates of birth defects among Latino children. Tortillas, they say, may help. On Jan. 1, the state became the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A new bill up for debate could help reduce the risk of birth defects. The bill looks to fortify enriched grain products with folic acid to help reduce neural tube defects, including ...

Changes are coming to tortillas in California in the new year, with a new law requiring manufacturers to add folic acid to corn masa products. The goal is to decrease birth defects in children born to ...

More than 40% of the 225 scientists and public health workers at the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) were put on administrative leave earlier this month ...