Prior to the fortification of foods with folic acid, the incidence of spina bifida was around 1.06 per 1000 births. This is a notable example of a public health problem identified and addressed ...

orthopedic problems such as scoliosis and foot deformities. With a wide range of symptoms affecting daily life, individuals affected with spina bifida and their families and caregivers ...

“I was preparing for an ‘alternate field trip day,'” King wrote on the “Team Ryan” Facebook page, created for her 10-year-old daughter, who was diagnosed with Spina bifida as a bab ...

Spina bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect that is associated with life. Each year approximately 1,400 babies born in the United States have spina bifida, according to the U.S.

She has spina bifida, a rare condition that causes a spinal cord to fail to develop properly, making walking and movement difficult. That means she was in need of a car with special hand controls ...

Spina bifida, or meningomyelocele, occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly during early pregnancy. Most often identified during prenatal ultrasound, the condition can lead to ...

UC Davis Health’s groundbreaking trial aims to reverse the paralysis of spina bifida before birth. Multiple babies have been born after receiving the world’s first spina bifida treatment ...