A brave Belfast girl with spina bifida has spoken out about the bullying she's faced as she seeks to raise awareness around ...

Most spina bifida patients develop hydrocephalus — a condition more commonly known as water on the brain — and have to be cared for all their lives. That aspect of the conditi ...

You must be logged in to join the discussion or read more comments.

The epidemiology of spina bifida provides useful information that can help medical researchers to identify risk factors for the disease, health systems to implement policies of prevention ...

Sodium valproate is a drug used to treat epilepsy, but is at the centre of a medical scandal stretching back decades. | ITV ...

Jeana Hudnall was 18 weeks pregnant when doctors told her and her husband Harrison that their third child, Manny, would be born with spina bifida. She recalls what the doctor said next that helped ...

“Spina bifida causes lasting damage to the spinal cord, often resulting in lower limb paralysis or weakness,” he said. “Women of reproductive age must be encouraged to take folic acid supplements to ...

Scotland has raised around £100,000 for 40 different Scottish charities with their new event The Port of Leith Distillery ...

In 1997, the young Tulsan, who suffered from spina bifida, traveled to Washington, D.C., to testify before a House subcommittee about the need for more funding for musculoskeletal research - the ...

Connecticut’s senior senator is calling for more research into genetic issues in veterans caused by exposure to toxins while ...

My young son was 2-years-old at the time and started to play with my gear, and he even used it for Halloween and everything ...