Birth and death certificates show that Elizabeth gave birth to conjoined twins, Faith and Bailey Siders, on Nov. 20, 2022, ...

A large Ben-Gurion University of the Negev study challenges concerns over common painkillers in pregnancy, finding no link to birth defects. After the sins of Eve (and Adam) in the Garden of Eden, ...

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries to expand newborn screening for birth defects, highlighting how early detection and treatment can save lives and reduce lifelong ...

When I read the publisher’s blurb about the novel “The Foursome” by Christina Baker Kline, I was intrigued from the start. Centered on the true story about conjoined twins who married sisters in the ...

Twin sisters who spent the first 19 months of their lives joined at the skull were successfully separated in a stunning string of AI-assisted surgeries — and are now happy and thriving toddlers ...

Researchers found no higher miscarriage or birth defect rates for women taking drugs like Ozempic, but doctors urge caution during pregnancy. Experts encourage stopping the drugs about two months ...

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen, taken during the first trimester of pregnancy are not associated with an increased risk of major birth defects, according ...

For babies born to people with endometriosis, there is a small but significant increased risk of congenital anomalies, often called birth defects, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical ...

U.S. Army Huey helicopter spraying Agent Orange over agricultural land during the Vietnam War in its herbicidal warfare campaign. (Wikimedia Commons) A Connecticut Army veteran and his daughter filed ...

A U.S. Air Force C-123 flies along a South Vietnamese highway in May 1966, spraying defoliants on dense jungle growth beside the road to eliminate ambush sites for the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War ...

A new study reveals that high doses of antioxidants—often seen as harmless or beneficial—may actually impact future generations. Male mice given common supplements like NAC produced offspring with ...

WASHINGTON — Legislation to expand research on birth defects among children of toxic-exposed veterans passed the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Wednesday, along with two other bills that aim to ...