In a recent campaign, health authorities underscored how essential routine ultrasounds are for expectant mothers in ...

Aging exerts detrimental physiologic, histologic, and functional effects on the endometrial extracellular matrix and on oocyte quality, impairing conception and implantation.

One in 14 children who die in England has closely-related parents, a new study has found. The research, led by the University of Bristol, looked at children born to parents who share an ancestor and ...

Shortness of breath is also a common symptom of heart failure in children, which occurs when the heart cannot pump blood effectively. This results in fluid buildup in the lungs, causing breathing ...

The Paediatric Society of Ghana has opened its 2026 Annual General and Scientific Meeting (AGSM) in Koforidua, where experts ...

Elevated epilepsy risk may reflect that maternal diabetes is tied to pregnancy complications, such as caesarean section, preterm birth, congenital anomalies, preeclampsia, or macrosomia, which are ...

A young girl was at home doing a handstand when her mother noticed something unusual -- a second, tiny opening just behind her anus.

Department of Otaryngology, Wuhan Children’s Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China Objective: To ...

Congenital musculoskeletal and limb deformities (CMLD) remain one of the most visible yet under-prioritized birth defects, generating lifelong disability, stigma and economic loss; fresh GBD 2021 ...

A new clinical tool may improve how physicians assess the severity of a painful and often debilitating skin disorder, according to a study recently published in JAMA Dermatology. Three copies of ...

Introduction Previous studies have indicated that exposure to anaesthetics has potential neurotoxic effects, particularly in cases of multiple and long-term general anaesthesia. However, there is ...