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Mother gives birth to baby with fatal birth defect to donate organs

TAMPA, Florida (WFTS) — A Tampa couple is grieving the loss of their daughter who was born with a rare but fatal birth defect. Catherine Mornhineway and Andrew Ford said they got the devastating ...
WTSP

Study suggests bad corn caused birth defects in the Rio Grande Valley

HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) -- A new study finds that contaminated corn may have caused an increase in babies born with rare birth defects in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.Scientists have been searching ...
NBC Connecticut

Brazil Revises Birth Defect Count in Zika Investigation

Brazil’s Health Ministry reported fewer confirmed cases of a rare brain defect that may be tied to the Zika virus, NBC News reported. In new figures released Wednesday, only 270 of 4,180 suspected ...
WiscNews

Zika spotlights rare birth defect with a variety of causes

WASHINGTON | The Zika virus is putting a spotlight on a potentially devastating birth defect that until now has gotten little public attention. Regardless of whether the mosquito-borne virus really ...
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Cyclopia Syndrome: A rare and severe birth defect explained

SHAH ALAM – Cyclopia, a rare birth defect characterised by the presence of a single eye and the absence of a nose, is a severe developmental anomaly. This condition occurs in approximately one in ...
NBC Chicago

Texas baby with rare defect to undergo life-changing facial reconstruction surgery

A Texas family is just days away from the first of several life-changing medical procedures for their baby. 11-month-old Brody Shain was born with a severe bilateral cleft lip and palate, meaning his ...