The newborn had a birth defect that left a gap in his lower spine, through which tissue pushed out and formed a giant, red, ...

Two of the scariest moments of my life happened not on a hospital bed while I was getting surgery -- a fairly common part of ...

A Georgia mother underwent surgery at Texas Children's Hospital to mend her unborn baby's spine, affected by a rare birth defect and Melissa Wilson was invited into the operating room.

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It led to the Scoliosis and Spina Bifida Action Plan, including both revenue and capital spending. It included “measurable activity targets” for a number of different treatment types.

Adding folic acid to flour could prevent around 200 cases of neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, every year, and improve the health of pregnant women, says the government, which is giving ...

Many babies diagnosed with spina bifida survive into adulthood ... already get their required amount of folate - the natural form of the vitamin - from a normal diet. There was a concern that ...