At 25 weeks pregnant, Sam Drinnon learned that her unborn baby had a tumor compressing the heart — and doctors would need to perform surgery to keep the fetus alive. "Everything was perfectly fine," ...

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A 6-month-old baby is undergoing urgent surgery Friday due to a vascular birthmark that has put her eyesight at risk. Being a parent to a newborn is exhausting, ...

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Surgery was a success for 6-month-old Analeigha Branford, who had developed a rare vascular birthmark that put her eyesight at risk. After a 2 hour procedure, ...

When Megan Wild delivered her son Luciano, she experienced not only childbirth but also a medical first. During her delivery, doctors performed open heart surgery on Luciano in the first successful ...

She’s a walking miracle. Five-year-old Piper-Kohl Kelly defied all odds when doctors diagnosed her with spina bifida and claimed she wouldn’t have the ability to walk. Now, the young girl not only ...

After welcoming her son Caper in November 2023, Andalusia Mesa couldn't wait to meet her baby boy and hold him in her arms. But her joy quickly turned to concern when, through the haze of her pain ...

BOSTON-- A team of doctors in Boston successfully performed a novel fetal surgery to treat a rare brain condition known as vein of Galen malformation. Although in utero surgery -- performed before a ...

Earlier this year, their son was born with a cleft lip and a cleft palate. They have invited News 4’s Ali Meyer to share their story because they want others to know about a small medical device that ...

Dec. 9 (UPI) --New Zealand's 6-month-old "Baby W" is recovering in a hospital after a successful life-saving surgery was performed against the wishes of his parents, who wanted to block the use of ...

Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery. Doctors expected her to have an operation around 6 months of age. When it became apparent in ...