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Sommers Schwartz Recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly for $3.75 Million Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case Settlement May 8th, 2025Steven Holland

Sommers Schwartz Recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly for $3.75 Million Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case Settlement

May 8, 2025News & Updates$3.75, Birth, case, Injury, Lawyers, Malpractice, Medical, Michigan, Million, Recognized, Schwartz, Settlement, Sommers, WeeklySteven Holland

Detroit, Michigan – Sommers Schwartz, P.C. is proud to announce that Michigan Lawyers Weekly has recognized the firm’s recent medical malpractice cases among the “Top Verdicts and Settlements of 2024.” This esteemed acknowledgment reflects the firm’s unwavering commitment to securing justice for victims of medical negligence. In a notable case earlier this year, attorney Richard … Continue reading Sommers Schwartz Recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly for $3.75 Million Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Case Settlement →

CDC, US and Brazilian researchers find evidence of onset of Zika-associated microcephaly and other neurologic complications after birth – Media Statement April 3rd, 2025Ashley Schick

CDC, US and Brazilian researchers find evidence of onset of Zika-associated microcephaly and other neurologic complications after birth – Media Statement

April 3, 2025News & UpdatesAfter, Birth, Brazilian, complications, Evidence, Find, Media, Microcephaly, neurologic, onset, Researchers, Statement, ZikaassociatedAshley Schick

CDC researchers in collaboration with researchers from the United States and Brazil investigated the first series of infants with laboratory evidence of congenital Zika virus infection documented to have onset of microcephaly after birth.

CDC Releases Preliminary Estimates of Birth Defects Following Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy – Press Release February 13th, 2025Norma Pinero

CDC Releases Preliminary Estimates of Birth Defects Following Zika Virus Infection in Pregnancy – Press Release

February 13, 2025News & UpdatesBirth, defects, Estimates, Following, infection, Pregnancy, Preliminary, Press, Release, releases, virus, ZikaNorma Pinero

In a new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, CDC scientists used preliminary data from the US Zika Pregnancy Registry (USZPR) to estimate that 6 percent of completed pregnancies following Zika virus infection were affected by one or more birth defects potentially related to Zika virus infection during pregnancy.

CDC study estimates 20-fold increase in certain types of birth defects in pregnancies with possible Zika infection compared with pre-Zika years – Media Statement October 17th, 2024Eldridge Nelson

CDC study estimates 20-fold increase in certain types of birth defects in pregnancies with possible Zika infection compared with pre-Zika years – Media Statement

October 17, 2024News & Updates20fold, Birth, Certain, compared, defects, Estimates, increase, infection, Media, Possible, pregnancies, preZika, Statement, Study, Types, years, ZikaEldridge Nelson

The proportion of Zika-affected pregnancies with birth defects is approximately 20-fold higher compared with the proportion of pregnancies seen in 2013-2014, which is before Zika was introduced into the Americas, according to an article published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

About 1 in 10 U.S. pregnant women with confirmed Zika infection had a fetus or baby with birth defects in 2016 – Press Release May 31st, 2024Walter Kennedy

About 1 in 10 U.S. pregnant women with confirmed Zika infection had a fetus or baby with birth defects in 2016 – Press Release

May 31, 2024News & Updates2016, About, Baby, Birth, Confirmed, defects, fetus, infection, Pregnant, Press, Release, U.S., Women, ZikaWalter Kennedy

Of the 250 pregnant women who had confirmed Zika infection in 2016, 24 – or about 1 in 10 of them – had a fetus or baby with Zika-related birth defects, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

CDC analysis of data from US territories finds serious birth defects in about 1 in 12 fetuses or infants of pregnant women with Zika infection in the first trimester – Press Release March 21st, 2024Jeffrey Pinkerton

CDC analysis of data from US territories finds serious birth defects in about 1 in 12 fetuses or infants of pregnant women with Zika infection in the first trimester – Press Release

March 21, 2024News & UpdatesAbout, Analysis, Birth, Data, defects, fetuses, Finds, First, from, Infants, infection, Pregnant, Press, Release, Serious, Territories, trimester, Women, ZikaJeffrey Pinkerton

In the U.S. territories, 5 percent of women who had confirmed Zika virus infection during pregnancy had a baby or fetus with Zika virus-associated birth defects

Some Infants still not receiving the recommended screenings and interventions for hearing loss and critical congenital heart disease at birth – Press Release February 2nd, 2024Tristan Logan

Some Infants still not receiving the recommended screenings and interventions for hearing loss and critical congenital heart disease at birth – Press Release

February 2, 2024News & UpdatesBirth, Congenital, Critical, Disease, Hearing, Heart, Infants, interventions, Loss, Press, Receiving, Recommended, Release, Screenings, Some, StillTristan Logan

About 1 in 500 infants are born with CCHD, which includes the more severe forms of congenital heart disease (CHD).

CDC recommends new vaccine to help protect babies against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness after birth October 3rd, 2023Nicolas Kennedy

CDC recommends new vaccine to help protect babies against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness after birth

October 3, 2023News & UpdatesAfter, Against, Babies, Birth, help, illness, protect, Recommends, respiratory, severe, syncytial, Vaccine, virusNicolas Kennedy

Today, CDC recommended the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for pregnant people to protect their newborn from severe RSV illness. RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization for U.S. infants. This new vaccine, Pfizer’s bivalent RSVpreF vaccine (trade name Abrysvo TM), has been shown to reduce the risk of RSV hospitalization for babies by … Continue reading CDC recommends new vaccine to help protect babies against severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness after birth →

Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease at Birth Saves Lives – Press Release September 13th, 2023Beverly Stephens

Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease at Birth Saves Lives – Press Release

September 13, 2023News & UpdatesBirth, Congenital, Critical, Disease, Heart, lives, Press, Release, saves, ScreeningBeverly Stephens

Infant deaths from critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) decreased more than 33 percent in eight states that mandated screening for CCHD using a test called pulse oximetry.

More birth defects seen in parts of U.S. with local Zika spread – Press Release August 17th, 2023Lawrence Gordon

More birth defects seen in parts of U.S. with local Zika spread – Press Release

August 17, 2023News & UpdatesBirth, defects, Local, More, parts, Press, Release, Seen, Spread, U.S., ZikaLawrence Gordon

Findings show need for strong birth-defect surveillance networks.