Medical researcher Noraishah Mydin Abdul Aziz says the children may suffer lifelong consequences without the surgery and ongoing treatment.

UC Davis Health’s groundbreaking trial aims to reverse the paralysis of spina bifida before birth. Multiple babies have been born after receiving the world’s first spina bifida treatment ...

Spina bifida, typically detected mid-pregnancy, is a congenital structural abnormality, affecting approximately five out of ...

Spina bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect that is associated with life. Each year approximately 1,400 babies born in the United States have spina bifida, according to the U.S.

On March 2, FMT reported that 17 children with spina bifida were in limbo after the neurosurgeon assigned to treat them was accused of sexual harassment and suspended from Jan 10. Medical ...

Medical researcher Noraishah Mydin Abdul Aziz (seated centre) with parents and their children who suffer from spina bifida at a press conference in Petaling Jaya today. The fate of 17 children ...