Spina bifida, called myelomeningocele, occurs when spinal tissue fails to fuse properly during the early stages of pregnancy. The birth defect can lead to a range of lifelong cognitive, mobility, ...

As you have mentioned, there is a well recognised link between inadequate folate intake and spina bifida, which is one of the most common forms of neural tube defects (NTD's).

Andre Howard Jr. had just picked up his three children from school and taken them to Dunkin’ Donuts for an evening snack, a ...

At least seven people were killed and 24 injured when a medevac jet crashed into a northeast Philadelphia neighbourhood on ...

BBC hit series Call the Midwife saw Baby June's parents leave her behind after she was born with a serious condition, leading ...

"Fetal surgery for spina bifida significantly increases the likelihood of children walking independently and reduces the need for a ventricular peritoneal shunt," Dr. Belfort explains. This ...

But the day that Emily learned that her developing child had spina bifida was also the day she first heard about the CuRe trial. For Emily, it was a lifeline that they couldn’t refuse.

Call the Midwife executive producer and writer Heidi Thomas has said she is "moved" by the viral response to Baby June's episode. During the third episode of season 14 of the BBC show, viewers watched ...

The Learjet crashed less than a minute after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport on Jan. 31 near a residential area ...