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It was just such a relief and redemption," Oksana Masters said after her victory at the Milan Cortina Paralympics.

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Maternal thyroid function or the status of common thyroid autoantibodies during early pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk for birth defects in children; however, positivity for thyroid ...

Scientists are moving toward a genetic test that could help thousands of mothers with epilepsy safely take life-saving medication without fear of it causing birth defects in their children. Valproic ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — In the newest episode of 12 Health, one New Bedford family shares their experience with a rare and often undiagnosed hidden birth defect called laryngeal cleft.