congenital heart defect

Doctors are turning to stem cells to give big hope for little hearts born with a complex congenital heart defect.

Advancements in medical technology is giving critically sick patients their best chance of getting well. That’s especially true for babies born with congenital heart defects, which often require complex surgeries when babies are just days old.

Miguel Solis spoke at Children’s Health’s ‘What’s Up, Doc’ breakfast Thursday morning, sharing his baby daughter’s emotional heart transplant journey.

People are suffering from stroke at younger ages than before, according to a new study. Doctors say prevention is key, and one Irving man warns others to heed doctors’ warnings.

The war of words over the future of health care in America is heating up and it has an unlikely figure leading the fight — late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel.

A 23-month-old Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, boy who was escorted by snowplows and state troopers for an emergency procedure during this week’s snowstorm was resting comfortably Friday in a hospital.  Bentley Gingerlowski has a rare congenital heart defect and on Tuesday he needed an emergency treatment. But it was at the height of a powerful snowstorm and the doctors equipped to do...

The National Guard and Pennsylvania State Police teamed up with PennDOT to ensure that snow wouldn’t stop a toddler in need of life-saving medical care from getting to the hospital.

Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect, and traditionally these patients have been managed by pediatric cardiologists. But a new program helps patients transition to adult care.

The Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Thursday, and there’s a chance nobody is celebrating the victory more than a 9-year-old from Whitesboro.

The Texas House has preliminarily approved requiring high school athletes to undergo electrocardiogram testing for possible degenerative heart problems before participating in campus sports.