Congenital heart defects are usually associated with newborn intensive care units and early surgeries, so many people assume the condition belongs entirely to childhood. Families often feel that once ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that her baby will be born with a heart defect, a U.S. government study finds. Using a ...

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 ...

Newborns with a heart defect may have two strikes against their future health, rather than one. Babies with heart birth defects appear to have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer, compared to ...

Influencer Estee Williams' daughter, Estelle, was born with a ventricular septal heart defect in September 2025 ...

A Congenital Heart Walk will be held in Gilbert on Sept. 21 at Gilbert Regional Park. It is one of 33 heart walks held across the country for an issue the CDC says is the most common type of birth ...

The hole-in-the-heart problem that plagues comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s newborn son is one of the most common heart-related birth defects, and it usually can be fixed with surgery. Some people even live ...

Heart disease can pose a threat to women's heart health during pregnancy and later in life, making it important that women ...

The Belarusian Paediatric Surgery Research Centre has performed a rare and technically complex operation on a newborn girl who was ...

COWETA, Okla. — The Union of Coweta Firefighters is holding a benefit luncheon for two firefighter's newborns. Coweta Fire Captain Benjamin Neff said the event will raise money for heart surgery for ...

February is Heart Health Awareness Month. Heart disease is the number one killer among women because it can lead to a heart ...