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Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a heart defect found in the days or weeks after birth. The ductus arteriosus is a normal part of fetal blood circulation. All babies are born with this opening between the aorta and the pulmonary artery. But it usually closes ...

An infant of a mother with diabetes is a baby who is born to a mother with diabetes. Because the mother has diabetes, the baby is at risk for problems. ...

New guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have loosened some restrictions placed on competitive athletes with certain heart conditions. ...

For hundreds of medical students and countless patients and their families, James P. Keating, MD, was the ideal of what all physicians should be: intelligent, wise, caring, passionate about his profession, humorous—sometimes stern—and always ready to listen, offer advice and tackle difficult situations with Pit ...

Warts are common in about 10 percent of children and are caused by a virus, most commonly the human papillomavirus, causing small, rough-surfaced growths often on the hands—especially fingers. ...

Autosomal Recessive: Cystic Fibrosis, Sickle Cell Anemia, Tay-Sachs Disease We inherit genes from our biological parents in specific ways. One of the ways is called autosomal recessive inheritance. What is autosomal recessive inheritance? Autosomal recessive inheritance means that the gene in question is located on ...

A pregnancy that develops outside the uterus is called an ectopic pregnancy. This nearly always happens in a fallopian tube. So it’s often called a tubal pregnancy. In rare cases, an ectopic pregnancy will happen in an ovary, in the cervix, or the belly (abdomen). ...

Read more about how Peter Needham's recovery from head trauma created a family tradition. ...

Mary and Mark Vicente always wanted a second child to join their 12-year-old daughter, Billy. The family knew it was a blessing when they found out Mary was pregnant with their son, Dave, in 2011. ...

SPRINGFIELD and ST. LOUIS, MO, (June 12, 2025) – Increased access to highly specialized pediatric care just moved one step closer to becoming a reality today as CoxHealth and St. Louis Children’s Hospital – one of the nation’s premier pediatric hospitals – announced they have ...