NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that her baby will be born with a heart defect, a U.S. government study finds. Using a ...

Texas Children's Hospital doctors and nurses born with heart defects are now treating kids enduring the same challenges.

January 19, 2007 — Birth defects are leading causes of pediatric hospitalizations and medical expenditures, and account for about 20% of total infant deaths, according to findings from a study ...

The hole-in-the-heart problem that plagues comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s newborn son is one of the most common heart-related birth defects, and it usually can be fixed with surgery. Some people even live ...

A Nigerian infant diagnosed with truncus arteriosus, a rare congenital heart defect, developed severe breathing problems at ...

COWETA, Okla. — The Union of Coweta Firefighters is holding a benefit luncheon for two firefighter's newborns. Coweta Fire Captain Benjamin Neff said the event will raise money for heart surgery for ...

Former Awkward star Nikki DeLoach opens up to PEOPLE about her son Bennett's heart defects and surgery Patrick Gomez is the Editor in Chief/General Manager of Entertainment Weekly. Formerly at People ...

JEDDAH — A baby is born with a birth defect every 4.5 minutes, according to a flyer developed by the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) ahead of a day of observation that aims to raise ...

(AP) – The hole-in-the-heart problem that plagues comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s newborn son is one of the most common heart-related birth defects, and it usually can be fixed with surgery. Some people even ...