From staying on top of your prenatal appointments to decorating the nursery, there’s so much to think about when you’re expecting a little one! Making sure that you stay healthy throughout your ...

More than half of adults are infected by cytomegalovirus (CMV) by age 40, according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. Yet it's very likely that you've never heard of this virus that's ...

CMV is the leading cause of birth defects and developmental delays in the U.S. Yet, so few people know what it is or how to prevent it. In August 2019, when Corey Clem was pregnant with her daughter, ...

Congenital cytomegalovirus is the most common nongenetic cause of hearing loss in childhood, yet many parents do not know ...

On a spring day in the late 1980s, pediatrician Mark Schleiss was confronted with a difficult case: a months-old infant who had developed pneumonia. While many infants with pneumonia recover, this ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — “Our whole world got turned upside down in a matter of minutes,” said Matt Bloom, whose infant daughter was diagnosed with cytomegalovirus or Congenital CMV. The pregnancy, ...

A leading cause of birth defects is a virus that many expectant parents have never heard about. That may change soon thanks to the advocacy of parents whose children suffered birth defects due to the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. --History made in Minnesota: We're now the first state to screen all newborns for the most common congenital virus in the country. This historic screening program for congenital ...

Spytek's shoes for MCMC portray more than his daughter, who passed away at just 21 months old in 2014 after being born with ...