NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — In the newest episode of 12 Health, one New Bedford family shares their experience with a rare and often undiagnosed hidden birth defect called laryngeal cleft.

(Eric Gay, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Birth defects affect millions of families worldwide each year, shaping lives long before a child ...

Antioxidants have been marketed as miracle supplements, touted for preventing chronic diseases and cancers; treating COPD and dementia; and slowing aging. While antioxidant therapies are widely used ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Florida (WFTS) -- A Tampa couple is grieving the loss of their daughter who was born with a rare but fatal birth defect.

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 ...

January marks National Birth Defects Prevention Month, and local organizations are working together to raise awareness about prevention, early identification, and lifelong support for individuals and ...

The law, which will go into effect Jan. 1, requires manufacturers to include folic acid in their tortilla and corn masa products. Folic acid is considered critical before and early on in pregnancy due ...

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 ...

A new international study reveals a sharp rise in access to antiseizure medications across developing nations. Researchers warn that one of the most common drugs used may pose serious risks during ...