The late actor had cauda equina syndrome, which compresses nerve roots in the spine, and was diagnosed with a congenital ...

Nicholas Brendon was open with fans about his health before his untimely death at 54. The actor, best known for playing the ...

When Kimmie McCaw had bloodwork performed during a routine prenatal appointment, the last thing the 35-year-old mother of three expected was for there to be abnormalities in the results. Kimmie and ...

Brendon lived with several health issues before he died, including a heart defect and a spinal problem.

LOS ANGELES - Pregnant women were afraid to have it. Doctors were afraid to do it. Hospitals stopped performing the surgery because the government wanted evidence it was safe and worth doing. Now, a ...

Neural tube defects are among the most challenging congenital conditions in medicine, with a devastating burden on patients, families, and health care systems. These defects arise when the neural tube ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- An FDA study at UTHealth is helping children with spina bifida live to their best potential, and it comes on its national day, recognized on Oct. 25, which raises awareness of ...

Surgery performed on a fetus in the womb to repair defects from spina bifida triggers the body's ability to restore normal brain structure, Mayo Clinic research discovered. Research by Rodrigo Ruano, ...

One little girl was facing a long road to recovery from a severe spinal defect. Then, doctors put a viral song to good use in helping her recover! That song is the recent viral hit song "Baby Shark." ...

Mutant zebrafish reveals a turning point in spine's evolution Single-letter change in DNA also makes the fish a useful model for human spinal defects Date: July 20, 2020 Source: Duke University ...

The actor was diagnosed with the conditions years before he died this week at 54.