Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . University CMV testing among newborns is not common. In Minnesota, the first state with universal CMV testing, a ...

Although it is the leading infectious cause of birth defects, patients and some doctors know little about cytomegalovirus.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Around 5% of babies born in the United States have congenital cytomegalovirus. Pooled saliva testing in two ...

Laura Gibson is an associate professor of medicine and of pediatrics at UMass Chan Medical School. CMV belongs to the same virus family as cold sores and chickenpox and, like those viruses, lives in ...

The state of New York plans to add testing for Cytomegalovirus, known as CMV, to its Newborn Screening Program beginning this fall. WSHU’s Madi Steddick spoke with Dr. Sharon Nachman, the division ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota is the first state in the nation to screen newborns for cytomegalovirus, known as "CMV." CMV is a common infection, which often goes undetected in people. However, if a ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Gov. Ned Lamont passed a bill that mandates all newborns be screened for congenital cytomegalovirus or CMV. It is a virus that is the number one cause of non-genetic hearing ...

On a spring day in the late 1980s, pediatrician Mark Schleiss was confronted with a difficult case: a months-old infant who had developed pneumonia. While many infants with pneumonia recover, this ...

Cytomegalovirus — commonly known as CMV — causes typical virus symptoms like fever, sore throat or fatigue in most people. It can be detrimental for a pregnant person who gets it and passes it to ...

Cytomegalovirus belongs to the same virus family, _Herpesviridae_, as cold sores and chickenpox. Callista Images/Image Source via Getty Images So if most people are unlikely to get sick from CMV at ...