Billy Fennelly, son of Iowa State women's basketball head coach Bill Fennelly, defied a severe congenital heart 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 ...

Noah Kerr has spent much of his life in and out of hospital after being born prematurely with a rare birth defect.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo provided by Andrea Lopez, she cradles her son, Gabriel Crude, at a hospital Bakersfield, Calif., in 2011, where he ...

A fluorescent embryo allows scientists to watch living cells organise themselves in real time, revealing processes previously ...

Ten years ago, health-care workers in Brownsville discovered a disturbing trend: High rates of children born at the Community Health Clinic with a rare condition called anencephaly: a fatal birth ...

NEW JERSEY -- A congenital defect hasn't stopped this kitten from playing thanks to a brilliant idea from his owner. Lydia got Marcus when he was only 4 weeks old. He was born with a congenital defect ...

Fifteen years after she lost her first baby to a rare and devastating birth defect, Andrea Lopez takes comfort in knowing that other Latina mothers might finally avoid the same pain. In January, ...

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 ...