A cleft palate is a V- or U-shaped gap in the tissue between the mouth and the inside of the nose. It includes variable separation of the muscular soft palate and uvula (the small piece of tissue ...

JANESVILLE, Wis. –– July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month, and one young girl in Janesville wants others to know you can overcome a condition like Cleft lip and thrive.

Chelsea Sommer wants every child born with cleft palate to receive the care they deserve. The bilingual speech-language pathologist knows it can be challenging to obtain treatment for this complex ...

Typically, cleft lip and palate happen in isolation, but occasionally, it is part of a genetic syndrome that includes cleft lip or cleft palate as one of its signs.

JANESVILLE, Wis. (CBS 58) -- July is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness Month and one 8-year-old girl from Janesville continues to prove that her condition won't stop her from achieving her ...

Campbell Hough with her mom, Kelly and sister Caroline eating outside the truck and trailer they are using in their 50-state 5K runs to raise money for cleft palate surgeries.

Opinion Americans born with cleft lip and palate should not be denied a lasting smile Congress must pass the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act legislation to provide procedures for these patients.

Cleft palate speech assessment and hypernasality detection are critical components in the diagnosis and management of speech disorders, particularly in individuals affected by structural anomalies ...

In a heartwarming event, Wyatt Zeruth was reunited with his mother, Sarah after a successful surgery to close a cleft palate.