Microcephaly is a rare birth defect in which a baby has a head that’s much smaller than average for their age. Some babies with microcephaly have no health problems at all, while others need lifelong ...
A baby with Zika virus-related microcephaly was born in New Jersey on Tuesday, hospital officials said.The baby and mother are stable and doing well following the cesarean delivery, said Dr. Abdulla ...
Researchers studying babies with a Zika virus-related birth defect say they have found previously unreported eye problems possibly linked to the virus that could result in severe visual impairment. In ...
It is a sad and frightening prospect for parents hoping to have a healthy, independent child. But life with microcephaly does ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - At Roberto Santos General Hospital in Salvador, Brazil, Dr. Antonio Almeida and a team of specialists are closely following two groups of women: Those who deliver babies with ...
MADRID (AP) — Health officials in Barcelona say a woman has given birth to a baby boy with microcephaly associated with the Zika virus — the first detected case in Spain. The defect was detected last ...
A woman infected with the Zika virus gave birth to a baby with the brain-damaging disorder microcephaly in Spain on Monday, her hospital said, the first case of its kind in Europe. The mother, who has ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thirteen babies in Brazil born with normal head circumference have been diagnosed with congenital Zika syndrome, with brain scans showing extensive malformations, inflammation and ...
Some Zika-infected babies who appeared normal at birth still showed significant brain defects and went on to develop unusually small heads, a condition known as microcephaly, researchers said Tuesday.
A baby with Zika-related microcephaly was born in Florida, Florida Department of Health officials confirmed Tuesday. The baby is the first child to be born in Florida with the defect, which causes ...
On July 22, officials from the New York City Department of Health announced the city’s first case of Zika-related microcephaly in a baby born in a city hospital to a mother who contracted the virus ...