It’s Presidents’ Day: which President did the most for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities?
Continue reading... February 20, 2017
Presidents’ Day: who did the most for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilites?
February 2, 2017
Our Story: A tale of two disability support programs
Dickens wrote “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. In the past 48 hours, I’ve experienced when a system designed to support individuals with disabilities functions optimally and when it functions absurdly.
Continue reading... January 25, 2017
Experimental embryonic stem cell “treatment” for Down syndrome–any ethical issues here?
In New Delhi, India a baby received multiple injections of human embryonic stem cells as an experimental treatment for Down syndrome. Any ethical issues here?
Continue reading... January 19, 2017
Our Story: The Long Arc of History Bending Towards Justice
For Martin Luther King, Jr.’s national holiday, my kids and I toured seven National Park Service sites. They illustrated the truth of Dr. King’s wisdom that the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.
Continue reading... January 12, 2017
Labs Band Together To Increase Coverage for Their Prenatal Tests
I have a post at the Prenatal Information Research Consortium about a coalition of prenatal testing laboratories seeking increased insurance coverage for their cell free DNA screening tests. It addresses the possible issues raised by this coalition representing in its mission to provide useful information to providers and insurers, while also working to increase reimbursement […]
Continue reading... January 6, 2017
Top Posts of 2016: Down Syndrome Prenatal Testing
December 28, 2016
Down syndrome: not a costly burden to be prevented
Research now shows that a child with Down syndrome costs less than $3 a day more in health expenses than a child without Down syndrome. This research should cause obstetricians, genetic counselors, expectant parents, and policymakers to revise their view of how costly a life with Down syndrome really is (or isn’t).
Continue reading... October 13, 2016
GONE: estimate reduced by 20% of people with Down syndrome in United States
In 2013, researchers estimated that the total number of people living in the United States was 40% less than the historically cited number. Three years later, that estimate has been revised down further by 20%.
Continue reading... August 25, 2016
Abortion: hard to talk about when no one will say the word
The American College of Medical Genetics & Genomics (ACMG) issued an updated statement on how cell free DNA screening should be done. It’s not clear, though, why cfDNA screening should be done.
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