Nikos Kaymakcian of Tinton Falls is a miracle boy for his parents and has become the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ New Jersey Champion.

DRUMKEEN’S TJ McDaid is set to appear on tomorrow night’s Late Late Toy Show. The local girl, who is a Little Blue Hero, received a special visit this week from her garda buddies, Garda Annemarie ...

Professor Kim Sang-woo of Yonsei University College of Medicine identified the genetic causes of congenital spina bifida in collaboration with researchers from the University of California, marking ...

Domestic researchers in a world first have identified the causes of congenital spina bifida, a birth defect that causes difficulties in walking and other physical problems. The Ministry of Science and ...

The family of Young Henslyn Azangani is reaching out to kind-hearted individuals, business houses, non-profit organizations, and political leaders for support in assisting a young girl, Henslyn ...

The NHS website saw more than 18,000 hits in an hour on its spina bifida pages following a recent episode of Call the Midwife. Spina bifida is a rare condition that occurs when a baby’s spine and ...

Call the Midwife’s heart-rending storyline about a baby born with spina bifida being rejected by its parents sparked more than 30,000 visits to the NHS website. In the episode a mother gave birth to a ...

The newborn had a birth defect that left a gap in his lower spine, through which tissue pushed out and formed a giant, red, balloon-like structure. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

FURTHER fundraising calls have been made in support of a Donegal child’s wish to walk. TJ McDaid, from Drumkeen, who was born with severe spina bifida meningocele, has been undergoing gruelling ...

A firefighter has shared how his condition has not held him back and encouraged him to become "more resilient and stronger mentally." Michael Foster has always known he wanted to work in the emergency ...

1 Neurosurgery Department of CHU Mère-Enfant “Le Luxembourg”, Bamako, Mali. 2 Neurosurgery Unit of Army Medico-Surgical Center of Bamako, Bamako, Mali. 3 Neurosurgery Department of CHNU de Fann, Dakar ...