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Vaccine for Birth Defects Didn’t Work Well, Won’t Be Continued: Moderna
23 Oct 2025 12:43 GMT
A sign marks the headquarters of vaccine maker Moderna in Cambridge, Mass., on April 28, 2022. Brian Snyder/Reuters
Moderna on Oct. 22 said its vaccine for cytomegalovirus (CMV) did not perform well in a clinical trial.
The investigational shot did not …
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Surgeons Share Lessons From 100 Fetoscopic Spina Bifida Repairs
23 Oct 2025 03:09 GMT
… laparoscopic repair of fetal spina bifida. Now, the team … fetoscopic surgery for open spina bifida (myelomeningocele).
“Fifteen years ago … birth.
What has been the impact of fetoscopic spina bifida … that by closing the defect before birth, we may prevent …
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Moderna slides after halting development of birth defect vaccine
22 Oct 2025 21:13 GMT
… cytomegalovirus, a common cause of birth defects, after it failed to meet …
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Raising Awareness on World Spina Bifida Day
22 Oct 2025 14:43 GMT
… of children living with spina bifida.
His daughter, Bonnie, … old, was born with spina bifida myelomeningocele, the most … multiple medical challenges since birth.
For Stuart and his … adaptations, particularly during World Spina Bifida Day. “So many families …
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Sociodemographic Influences on Anencephaly in Brazil
23 Oct 2025 01:04 GMT
… risks associated with birth defects.
Anencephaly is not merely … Brazil.
Tags: anencephaly challenges for familiesanencephaly prevalence … birth defectspublic health policies for congenital conditionssociodemographic factors influencing anencephalysocioeconomic …
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Research Identifies Crucial Gene Linked to Heart Defects in Down Syndrome
22 Oct 2025 15:49 GMT
… during the initial months following birth. Previous research indicated that … medical researchbreakthrough in heart defect researchcongenital heart defects in trisomy 21Down … researchgene linked to heart defectsgenetic underpinnings of Down syndromeGladstone …
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'I fu**ed up.' 'New mum' Kira Cousins admits faking viral birth story after family discover 'baby' is a doll
22 Oct 2025 09:01 GMT
… months before pretending to give birth alone.
But opening up on … faked scans, messages, a whole birth story, and acted like a … up to the supposed "birth". Alongside this, she uploaded … had picked up a heart defect in her supposed baby. A …
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India’s First Online Genetic Clinic Launched — Genetidoc by Dr. Roshan Daniel
25 Oct 2025 13:27 GMT
… to plan care.
• After birth: Babies with birth defects, developmental delay, or unexplained …
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41,000 children in Karnataka living with congenital heart disease, says health dept
25 Oct 2025 12:21 GMT
… mortality.
CHD, the most common birth defect, occurs due to abnormal formation … . It can range from minor defects, such as small holes in … million newborns with congenital heart defects each year. About 8 in …
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Including pregnant women in drug trials can lead to better health outcomes and reduce misinformation, experts say
25 Oct 2025 09:33 GMT
… that the drug caused serious birth defects in infants. Between 10,000 …