Moderna halts development of birth defect vaccine after trial setback

Moderna said on Wednesday it would stop developing its experimental vaccine to prevent cytomegalovirus, a virus that can ...

Moderna Drops Vaccine for Birth Defects After Trial Failure

Moderna had hoped its shot would be at least 49% effective at preventing CMV infections, substantially reducing the risk of ...
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Family shares newborn's CHAOS birth defect story to educate others

AURORA, Colo. — Giving birth can certainly come with obstacles, some that are so rare, only certain hospitals are trained to help. That's what happened with newborn baby Adelaide May. However, the ...

First Trimester COVID-19 Vaccines Not Linked to Risk of Birth Defects, New Research Finds

The expansive new study on COVID-19 vaccines during the first trimester of pregnancy comes amid the Trump administration’s ...
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Newborns with heart defects may face a higher risk of developing childhood cancer

Newborns with congenital heart defects may have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer compared to children born without a heart abnormality. Congenital heart defects in newborns may also signal ...

Overabundance of HMGN1 protein may explain congenital heart defects in Down syndrome

Three copies of chromosome 21 cause Down syndrome (DS), and roughly half of children born each year in the United States with ...

Syphilis in newborns continues to rise as sexually transmitted disease cases fall in adults

While sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, syphilis in newborns​ continued to rise, according ...