New study: Fetal surgery for spina bifida greatly improves child’s mobility

New study: Fetal surgery for spina bifida greatly improves child’s mobility
Performing delicate surgery in the womb, months before birth, can substantially improve outcomes for children with a common, disabling birth defect of the spine. Experts at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia co-led a new landmark study showing that fetal surgery for spina bifida greatly reduces the need to divert fluid from the brain, improves mobility and improves the chances that a child …
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Man whose drunken driving killed Marine begins jail sentence
NORWALK — A Westport man whose drunken driving caused a 2009 crash that killed his friend, a U.S. Marine home on leave from Iraq, has begun serving a jail term of at least one year.
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Man whose drunken driving killed Marine begins jail sentence
NORWALK — A Westport man whose drunken driving caused a 2009 crash that killed his friend, a U.S. Marine home on leave from Iraq, has begun serving a jail term of at least one year.
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