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 ...

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 ...

New York is now screening all newborns for congenital Cytomegalovirus to improve access to early treatments for the viral infection that can cause hearing and vision loss, seizures and intellectual ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) recently caused a 2-month-old girl in Pennsylvania to suffer severe hearing loss after it was passed to her in the womb. While the virus can exist in a person for life without ...

CMV is a common virus that can cause complications in pregnant people and people with a repressed immune system. Several CMV vaccines are in development. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most ...

Anna, Megan Nix’s second child, was born underweight and silent. Despite reassurances from medical professionals, Nix said she knew something was amiss. The Wheat Ridge author set on a multi-year ...

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 ...

The initial cytomegalovirus (CMV) serology for a living-donor kidney allograft candidate was negative. Six months later, he became CMV immunoglobulin M (IgM) positive. Although he never developed ...

Explore the benefits of prenatal DNA screening to detect cytomegalovirus in early pregnancy for better health decisions.

Lily Belle never got to grow up, be a sister or experience the world, writes Arissa Viering. But with the right awareness and medical research, we might have been able to save her life. iStock ...