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UTHealth Houston Fetoscopic Spina Bifida Trial Receives NIH Funding to Evaluate Long-Term Efficacy of the Treatment
27 Nov 2025 01:55 GMT
… and a maternal-fetal surgeon at UTHealth Houston … three levels of severity: spina bifida occulta (mild), meningocele (moderate … for the condition includes surgery, ongoing medical care, … Pediatric Surgery and a pediatric general and thoracic surgeon; Jimmy …
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New in-utero surgery gives babies with spina bifida a healthier start
22 Nov 2025 03:50 GMT
… began performing in-utero spina bifida repairs — a complex surgery only done at … , a camera, and precise instruments, surgeons can repair the baby’s … ,” said Dr. Stephen Fenton, pediatric surgeon and director of the Fetal …
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Inquiry into child spina bifida and scoliosis agreed by Government
18 Nov 2025 21:23 GMT
… a statutory public inquiry into spina bifida and complex scoliosis services.In … his scoliosis.
Harvey had undergone surgery last December at Temple Street … an inquiry into scoliosis and spina bifida care at Children's …
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Government announces statutory public inquiry into spina bifida and complex scoliosis services
18 Nov 2025 19:29 GMT
… statutory public inquiry into spina bifida and complex scoliosis services. … who had spina bifida and scoliosis, received spinal surgery last November … and other children with spina bifida and scoliosis have been … was taken off a surgery waiting list because …
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Four myths about pregnancy screenings — and the ‘fetoscopic’ surgeries that can be done before your baby is even born
24 Nov 2025 14:19 GMT
… Langone.
Another treatable condition is spina bifida, in which an opening in … multidisciplinary team that includes pediatric surgeons, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, … brings extensive experience performing lifesaving surgery on babies before and …
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CHI seeks ‘more clarity’ on statutory inquiry into scoliosis and spina bifida
13 Nov 2025 19:47 GMT
… for children with scoliosis and spina bifida. Ms Carroll MacNeill confirmed this … list irregularities and unnecessary hip surgeries.
A significant campaign calling for …
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Statutory inquiry to be held into care of children with spina bifida and complex scoliosis at Children's Health Ireland
13 Nov 2025 06:58 GMT
… surgery once bone density is improved” by a consultant surgeon, … group for children with Spina Bifida and Hyrocephalus, said earlier … list. An additional orthopaedic surgeon was hired in August. … being referred abroad for surgery with 19 patients having …
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Parents to advise terms of reference for statutory inquiry into CHI care of children with scoliosis and spina bifida
13 Nov 2025 06:57 GMT
… waiting in pain for spinal surgery
Harvey Morrison Sherratt
Today at … the care of children with spina bifida and scoliosis at Children’s …
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Harvey Sherratt: Ministers commit to statutory inquiry into care of children with scoliosis and spina bifida
13 Nov 2025 02:27 GMT
… his overall health improving after surgery, he suddenly deteriorated eight months … Scoliosis Advocacy Network and the Spina bifida and hydrocephalus paediatric advocacy group … for surgery once his bone density improved by an independent consultant surgeon …
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Harvey Sherratt: Statutory inquiry into scoliosis and spina bifida care at CHI
12 Nov 2025 21:00 GMT
… inquiry into scoliosis and spina bifida care at Children… after facing long delays for surgery.
The couple and advocate … Advocacy Network and the Spina bifida and hydrocephalus paediatric advocacy … delays for child spinal surgery, and for better rights …