By: Melanie Blumenthal, M.D., pediatrician, Craniofacial Program, Stramski Children’s Developmental Center, Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Each July, Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness & ...

For children with cleft palate, tympanostomy tube placement improves hearing outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the Ear, Nose & Throat Journal. Nina Wijnants, M.D., from ...

Early surgery for isolated cleft palate repair is more likely to achieve a successful outcome, according to an international study of newborn babies from across Europe and South America. The study was ...

Katie Piper was visibly moved as she told the Mirror of her visit to Ghana with Smile Train, where she met children born with ...

In a group of internationally adopted children with cleft lip and/or palate, speech at age five is impaired compared to a corresponding group of children born in Sweden, a study shows. The adopted ...

While they deal with societal stigma and rejection, parents and guardians of children living with cleft are enduring constant economic constraints as they seek care. A yet-to-be-published study by the ...

Chelsea Sommer wants every child born with cleft palate to receive the care they deserve. The bilingual speech-language pathologist knows it can be challenging to obtain treatment for this complex ...

Economic status appears linked to increased risk of being born with a cleft palate or lip, new research suggests, building on past evidence that it can also result in delayed care and poorer outcomes.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. September’s designation as National Craniofacial Awareness Month has special meaning to West ...

MASBATE CITY, Philippines – Children in Masbate were recently given the chance to smile with confidence and hope through a surgical and medical program held in partnership between a gold-mining firm ...