Cleft lip and palate impact speech production through a range of structural and functional challenges. In affected individuals, anatomical variations often lead to atypical articulation, hypernasality ...

Operation Smile has restored the dignity of about 80 children who suffered cleft lips and palates during its Ho Teaching Hospital Mission in the Volta Region.

Global Smile Foundation (GSF) will host the 7th annual Comprehensive Cleft Care Workshop (CCCW) from November 18–21, 2025, in ...

Landon Becker has grown up with the doctors and staff at Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic. So much so, that the 12-year-old Hanover boy with a cleft palate considers them more ...

Lauren Onishi wants others to realize clefts are more than a cosmetic concern. Over the last 20 years, cleft lip and palate awareness has grown, spurred in part by TV commercials from the nonprofit ...

For children with cleft palate, tympanostomy tube placement improves hearing outcomes, according to a study published online ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m pregnant with my second child. During the 20-week anatomy scan, my obstetrician detected my baby has a cleft lip. Does this mean my baby also has a cleft palate? How and when is ...

Owyn Aaberg, a senior at Delta High School, says he "never thought in a million years" he'd be a finalist in NPR's Student Podcast Challenge. But after his mom got a phone call at home from Principal ...

A video of an owner helping a puppy with a cleft palate feel "normal" brought the internet to tears. Kaya's dog recently welcomed a litter of nine puppies, but difficulty struck when one of the pups, ...

The surgeries include cleft lip and palate repairs, allowing them to live healthier, more confident lives. One of the ...