A National Institutes of Health-supported nationwide clinical trial will test a novel approach to combat hearing loss in children infected by a relatively unknown virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV). CMV is ...

Congenital cytomegalovirus is the most common nongenetic cause of hearing loss in childhood, yet many parents do not know ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - During this busy back-to-school season, local researchers are looking for moms, daycare workers, and teachers to participate in a new study that could help save infant lives. The ...

HAMILTON, Ohio (WKRC) - A mom in Hamilton whose son was born with complications from a virus is now trying to make a difference for other families. She is helping to change lives. Her name is Regan ...

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, or CMV, is a common infection in both adults and children. Clinical trials for several vaccines are currently underway to help prevent people from developing CMV. The Centers for ...

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 ...

Looking at him now, our blue-eyed, funny, fearless little boy, Tom, it was all worth it. Every what if, every tear shed, every moment of doubt my husband, Liam, and I had since March 3, 2023, the day ...

Child born with congenital CMV infection Brooke Barnes says she never new that she had the CMV virus when she was pregnant. Her son was diagnosed with Congenital CMV after he was born.