Congenital heart defect is the most common birth defect,” said Cortes, who co-chairs the patient and family advisory board of the Adult Congenital Heart Association. “I would encourage them to ...

Modafinil and armodafinil are FDA-approved for shift work disorders, obstructive sleep apnea, and narcolepsy but are often ...

Nearly a fifth of the pregnant people, around 7,600 ... most vulnerable periods of pregnancy for harmful exposures and birth defects — the researchers said, with 19,000 not receiving a vaccine ...

Pregnant people are most vulnerable to these exposures ... alcohol and smoking are some of the most preventable causes of birth defects or disabilities. In some cases, prenatal exposure to alcohol ...

This is to ensure that HHS better serves the American people at the highest and most ... leadership team atop CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities that housed ...

Researchers found no difference in the prevalence of birth defects between people who were and were not vaccinated. They also did not find a difference in safety outcomes between the two ...

Amanda Hawes has represented people who gave birth to children with intellectual disabilities or birth defects after working in California’s early electronics industry since the 1970s.