Last Thursday, USA Today featured a front-age, below-the-fold story by Liz Szabo on the recent advances in Down syndrome prenatal testing. The report shares an important recommendation for those receiving a prenatal test result.
Continue reading... May 2, 2013
What are the odds that you are having a child with Down syndrome?
Here in my hometown, it’s Derby week. With the greatest two minutes in sports upon us, it naturally has me thinking about odds. Indeed, prenatal testing for Down syndrome has that same focus. So, what are the odds that you are having a child with Down syndrome? Not only is this answer important, but it […]
Continue reading... April 30, 2013
What is the real worry about the newest prenatal testing for Down syndrome?
I’ve been reviewing the recent Wall Street Journal report by Christopher Weaver on the new prenatal testing for Down syndrome. Weaver reports on questions raised by the new testing. The accompanying video to the report (available above) distills the worry down to a few simple statements. But are these statements the real worry with the new prenatal […]
Continue reading... April 29, 2013
What price to do prenatal testing right?
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 […]
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, […]
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.
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