The recent Wall Street Journal report by Christopher Weaver on Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS) included a number that suggests how much money is in the NIPS market. But what else should that money be going towards? Continue Reading
April 23, 2013
Non-NIPS tests for Down syndrome are “tarot cards”
Continuing the examination of Christopher Weaver's recent report on NIPS in the Wall Street Journal, one quote jumped off the page when I read it. Did you know that screening tests that are not NIPS are as helpful as "tarot cards"? Continue Reading
April 22, 2013
Worries about new prenatal screen for Down syndrome
Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published a report on worries being raised about the new prenatal screening testing for Down syndrome. What are these worries (and are these the only ones worth reporting on)? Continue Reading
April 19, 2013
J-Law receives the Down Syndrome of Louisville Friendship Award
I wrote in a previous post about the friendship Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence has with all-around-good-guy Andy Strunk, who happens to have Down syndrome. In honor of that friendship, E! News is reporting that J-Law will receive the Friendship Award from Down Syndrome of Louisville at this year's Mint Jubilee, a gala held as part of the Kentucky Derby festivities. Due to her filming schedule, Ms. Lawrence's brother will be accepting the award presented by Mr. Strunk. The gala is next Friday, Continue Reading
April 18, 2013
A needed break from this week’s news
With Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon and then last night's news of the explosion in West, Texas, it has been a tough week of news (and I'm sure there are other bad stories this week to add to these). The attached video is of the opening of last night's Boston Bruins' hockey game, the first Boston team to play after the bombing. I heard the crowd singing on Dan Patrick's radio broadcast this morning and thought the audio, by itself, was compelling. We will return to our Continue Reading
April 17, 2013
One of the most compassionate missions in the United States
Did you know that there is a national registry of families wanting to adopt a child with Down syndrome? The registry is maintained by the National Down Syndrome Adoption Network (NDSAN), which has one of the most compassionate missions in the United States. Continue Reading
April 16, 2013
Seeing a dream come true
In the video you will see news coverage of Lydia Orso and Tom Swenson's wedding. I expect that when Lydia was born, no one believed one day she would be exchanging vows at her wedding ceremony--I know I would not have. Continue Reading
April 15, 2013
Is the ISPD statement unjustified?
Continuing the series of posts on the new International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis's (ISPD) policy statement on prenatal testing for aneuploidy, I will seek to answer the questions prompted by that statement. In doing so, it leads to the ultimate question of whether the ISPD statement is unjustified? Continue Reading
April 12, 2013
“Louise is a mongoloid child” who became a loquacious adult
Louise Brown was born in 1961. At that time, it was appropriate to describe her as "mentally and physically handicapped" and "a mongoloid child." Continue Reading
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