Some types of over-the-counter decongestants, including the popular phenylephrine and pseudoephedrine, were individually linked to rare, specific birth defects of the digestive tract, ear and heart.

At just seven days old, a baby who was born unable to swallow after having a rare disease affecting his food pipe and airway, received a major life-saving heart surgery. As a result of his medical ...

An adorable seven-week-old puppy with a rare birth defect is raising money for life-changing surgery. Mila was born with bilateral luxated elbows which means she has upside-down facing paws. At times, ...

A rare condition had led to a Chinese baby being born with a four-inch tail from its back, leaving doctors dumbfounded. The condition was identified by the deputy chief physician of Paediatric ...

A couple whose son has a rare birth defect said the support they received from a hospital had "kept us going". Arwell, from Jersey, was born in July but his mother Jade said he "stopped breathing and ...

A young woman has become the first person in the world to receive a 3D printed ear made from her own cells. The 20-year-old, known only as Alexa from Mexico, was born with a rare birth defect that ...

A ROBOT that can be implanted into the body will be used to treat a rare birth defect in babies, after a 'breakthrough' in tissue engineering by a Yorkshire university and a prestigious US hospital.

The 2 Johnnies star Johnny Smacks has said his newborn son has “shown unbelievable fight” after he was born with a rare birth defect. Smacks – real name John McMahon – and his wife, Annie, welcomed a ...

When Sophie Ottaway was born a boy in 1986, a rare birth defect meant that doctors pushed for immediate surgery that would alter her gender from male to female, warning her mother and father that the ...