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, ...

In August 2019, when Corey Clem was pregnant with her daughter, she caught a cold with a “pretty bad cough,” she told TODAY. She visited her doctor to make sure everything was OK and received a ...

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 ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the #1 infectious cause of birth defects in the U.S. yet, 91% of women have never heard of it. It’s a viral infection that presents symptoms in adults much like a common cold ...

APPLETON (WLUK) - A Fox Valley family is sharing their daughter's medical story in hopes of bringing awareness to the effects of a common virus. They're advocating for change and education. Janae ...

Laura Gibson is an associate professor of medicine and of pediatrics at UMass Chan Medical School. CMV belongs to the same virus family as cold sores and chickenpox and, like those viruses, lives in ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, flu numbers drastically declined because people took preventive measures such as handwashing, wearing face masks and social distancing. The same prevention is a must ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Stopped at mile marker 117, on their way up north for a Memorial Day weekend three years ago, Tom and Carol Vereecke jumped online. They had just talked to their son, who ...

Cytomegalovirus or CMV, is a member of the herpes virus family. Coming into contact with the CMV virus is a common occurrence and is typically harmless to the general population. A CMV infection ...