When Dr. Bryden Stanley, a veterinarian, saw Mr. Moo, a 9-month-old dog with a cleft palate, for the first time, she wasn't sure how she was going to treat him. The head of surgery for small animals ...

There is still a social stigma associated with cleft lips and palate that can shatter a persons confidence This article ...

It's estimated that every three minutes, somewhere in the world a baby is born with a cleft lip or palate, making it one of the most common birth defects. Eighteen-year-old Emma Johnston was born with ...

May 6 to 14 is Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week – an initiative focusing on the condition that affects millions of people around the world. Each year, approximately one in 700 children around the ...

Every pet owner thinks their four-legged friend is perfect, but two veterinary nurses have won praise online after refusing to give up on a disabled boxer puppy, who they believe is just as perfect ...

July is National Cleft Palate Month. About one in 700 infants in the U.S. are born with clefts, which is why medical professionals and advocacy groups are using the month to send a message to ...

Babies born with a cleft lip or cleft palate, or both, will face some additional challenges in the early years of their lives, and so will their parents. Babies with clefts need to have surgery, learn ...

Baby Brody and his mama in a candid shot from a mommy-and-me photo shoot. (Photo: Courtesy Instagram.com/saheller) On New Year’s Eve, new mom Sara Heller shared a ...

082018_Stat-Consult_Image Cleft lip and palate is defined as congenital malformation of the upper lip and/or oral cavity disrupting normal facial structure and oromotor function. cleft lip with or ...

Many would consider being born with a cleft lip and palate a setback that could have negative implications throughout one’s whole life. Looking back now, as a 30-year veteran of the finance and ...

In 2011, Jeremy Shipp and his wife welcomed their son Henry, who was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate. Navigating their child through surgeries to repair the split in his upper lip and the roof ...