Spina bifida, called myelomeningocele, occurs when spinal tissue fails to fuse properly during the early stages of pregnancy.

Multiple babies have been born after receiving the world’s first spina bifida treatment combining surgery with stem cells. This was made possible by a landmark clinical trial at UC Davis Health.

After years of proudly flaunting a fuller figure, Lizzo, 36, has been showing off her recent weight loss — which she credits to switching up her diet and weight training — on social media ...

Lindsey was 18 weeks pregnant with her fifth child when she got a life-changing phone call. Her blood work was abnormal. She ...

"We had never heard of spina bifida before ... The Andruss family knew the surgery was a success moments after Olivia was ...

For technical reasons, the English full text will be published approximately two weeks after the German print edition has been published.

The Spina Bifida Milano: Springer Milan 2008 ... Potential higher risk of tethered spinal cord in children after prenatal surgery for myelomeningocele: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

THE inquest of a teenage girl who died in tragic circumstances will be reopened after her family's fight for justice.

Wadia Hospital in Mumbai has opened a cutting-edge fetal surgery center specializing in treating open spina bifida, aiming to ...

This month, a group of staff members from the UAB Department of Orthopaedic Surgery participated in a fundraising event for the Spina Bifida Association of Alabama. The event was a bowl-a-thon, and ...

Fine Gael and the Regional Independents — to continue this progress and ensure no child ever has to wait longer than necessary for surgery in Ireland again. Una Keightley, of the Spina Bifida ...