Bachar tells PEOPLE about rereleasing her single "Keep On Smiling," working with Operation Smile and her reaction to the ...

Letters: Dr Stephanie van Eeden on a UK-wide research programme that is aimed at young adults. Plus a letter from Kenneth Low ...

A 14-year-old who was born with a cleft lip and palate and other conditions is now helping others.

May includes National Nurses Week, a time to celebrate the vital role nurses play in supporting health and well-being and to ...

One father tells of his family’s soul-searching in the face of conflicting medical advice, and travels to Kerala in India to see how a charity is changing the fortunes of thousands of children ...

The cleft lip and palate remain among the most common congenital anomalies worldwide. In India, it is estimated that approximately one in every 700 live births is affected, translating to tens of ...

Researchers are finding more genes directly associated with cleft lip and palate. In a new study, a research team led by the University of Iowa identified three genes that when deleted cause cleft lip ...

The annual conference of the Indian Society of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, Indocleftcon 2026, will be held from May 7 to May 9, at the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing in ...

The American television show host who made fun of people with a cleft lip or palate — a common birth defect that requires surgery to correct — has met Blue Bomber Adam Bighill's demands for an apology ...

July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, which aims to raise awareness and improve understanding of cleft lip and palate defects. About 6,000 to 8,000 babies are born in the United States with ...

CLEFT palate was linked to the highest rates of psychological and neurodevelopmental disorders across cleft subtypes.

Joseph Kimani Wanjeri is a volunteer surgeon with Smile Train a charitable organization that performs free cleft surgeries world-wide. About 6% of all children worldwide are born with a birth defect.