South Africa faces a significant public health challenge with a reported 1 739 congenital syphilis cases in 2023, far exceeding the global target. This article explores the implications, causes, and ...

TORCH infections are unique in their pathogenesis and have potentially devastating clinical manifestations. Congenital toxoplasmosis remains an important cause of blindness, although avoiding ...

Background Infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) are clinically vulnerable to cardiac deteriorations and intercurrent ...

[8] Early manifestations of congenital infection involve multiple body systems. Infants may display hemorrhagic nasal discharge ("sniffles"), hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice, increased liver enzymes ...

Image: Shutterstock Health of the mother during pregnancy has a direct impact on the well-being of her unborn baby. Hence, ...

In recent years, the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic that affected Brazil, particularly the Northeast region, has drawn attention ...

Mikey Oliveri was born too small for any existing pacemaker options. Doctors turned to an innovative, adapted option.

Though learning that your child has a heart defect like a ventricular septal defect can be frightening, understanding the ...

There are a lot of empty words at these types of proceedings, but those were not. The Spyteks are co-founders of the National CMV Foundation, which they started after their daughter, Evelyn, died in ...