Researchers identified the piRNA CHDPIR, upregulated in maternal plasma extracellular vesicles and foetal heart tissue in ...

The authors urge efforts to reduce exposure to toxins to help address the state’s poor health record for newborns.

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A retrospective external validation study reports that a multitask deep learning model can estimate McGoon ratios from chest ...

INDIANAPOLIS (April 15, 2026) - Twenty-five years ago, Melissa St. John lost her 16-month-old daughter Madelynn due to complications from 10 heart defects. Today Melissa’s decades-long work to honor ...

Patients born with heart defects experience their first acute heart attack at a significantly earlier age than others. This is shown by a new national study from Lund University in Sweden. However, ...

The children of mothers born with heart defects face a higher risk of being developmentally vulnerable, meaning they face challenges related to physical health, emotional maturity and communication, ...

WASHINGTON and DALLAS, Dec. 18, 2025 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association, along with several other leading medical associations, have issued a new guideline ...

Congenital heart disease or defect is a common type of birth defect that needs medical attention. The exact cause is unclear, but it may be connected to genetic factors or the mother's health ...

The FDA just approved the first heart valve designed to grow with kids who are born with congenital heart disease. It’s among ...

(NewsNation) — Anemia in pregnancy can raise the risk of heart defects in the child, a recent U.K.-based study found. In the United States, about 40,000 babies are born with a heart defect each year, ...

Among the main causes of neonatal mortality and those under 5 years of age, the second most frequent group of cases are congenital defects. More than 1 in 10 deaths in newborns and children under 5 ...