In the 1940s, the survival rate for infants born with congenital heart defects was less than 10%. Now, breakthroughs in the detection and treatment of congenital heart defects have greatly improved ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Internationally distinguished surgeon-scientist Jose L. Peiro Ibanez, MD, PhD, joins Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone as director of the newly ...

Baltimore-based University of Maryland School of Medicine named Joseph Forbess, MD, a nationally recognized pediatric and neonatal surgeon, as surgical director of the Children’s Heart Program at the ...

With early diagnosis, expert surgical care, and intensive support, many of the babies with critical congenital heart disease ...

In the year after surgery for primary congenital glaucoma, rigid gas-permeable contact lenses led to significantly better ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a congenital heart defect and my initial surgery at age 32 was complicated. I continue to have heart problems. At my last visit, my cardiologist said I would likely need ...

No matter the surgery, preparing for an approaching surgery can be stressful and frightening for you and especially your child. But with some age-appropriate teaching, reassurances, and support--that ...

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