Severe birth defects have become increasingly common as new research points to fentanyl misuse as a new possible cause. Recently, at least 30 infants across the US have been born with “fetal fentanyl ...

The New Year is a time to evaluate and to take steps to improve our lives. Obviously, birth is the ultimate new beginning, and it is appropriate that this month is National Birth Defects Awareness ...

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 causes babies ...

After the troubling discovery earlier this year that Yakima County had logged an unexpectedly high number of fatal birth defects in 2012, the state Department of Health said Tuesday that its ...

The number of babies born with severe birth defects affecting their growth and development is rising, as researchers now have strong evidence that illicit fentanyl is causing the problems. Hospitals ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- As January comes to a close, doctors say it's important to recognize National Birth Defects Awareness Month. The March of Dimes says birth defects are the leading cause of infant ...

The World Health Organization sought to crush growing rumors that vaccines cause the birth defect linked to the Zika virus and a host of other rumors swirling around the growing outbreak. The Zika ...

Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four times more likely to develop alcohol use disorder than women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet when ...

The overall rate of congenital birth defects has increased by 50 percent since 1984, according to a new study that suggests the cause is women having babies later in life through assisted reproductive ...