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June 30, 2014
#NeverAlone
No parent should be alone when they find out their child has Down syndrome. But, right now, too many are. Continue Reading
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March 12, 2013
So many choices: what does each do & how much do they cost?
Next week, I travel to Phoenix to give a poster presentation at the 2013 Annual Meeting for the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG). I receive a daily invitations in my inbox to visit the booth for one of the manufacturers for the new Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT). But what does each test test for, and how much do they cost? Continue Reading
December 8, 2022
Eugenics: the past, present, & future
A webinar is now available online that covers the history of eugenics, it's present application, and what the future holds. Continue Reading
October 24, 2022
Webinar on Eugenics & Prenatal Testing: Thursday, October 27, 2022
ANNOUNCEMENT: Continue Reading
July 27, 2022
Largest Reduction of Births with Down syndrome following introduction of MaterniT21, Harmony, & other cfDNA screens
Graph from de Graaf, Buckley, and Skotko 2022 Researchers have updated their analysis of publicly reported data on the number of births and lives with Down syndrome in the United States. Though not entirely terrible, that orange bar in the graph above is ominous for future updates. Continue Reading
June 22, 2021
Ch. 5, Part 5: National Down Syndrome Support Organizations
After covering a few other written resources not mentioned in a previous section of this chapter, I then turn our attention to the existing national Down syndrome support organizations. Continue Reading
June 16, 2021
Ch. 5, Part 4: A Nationwide Down syndrome First Call Program
Screenshot from MDSC's First Call Program Without any federal support, the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress has launched a nationwide first call program for new and expectant parents learning their child has Down syndrome. Read on about this excellent resources and why it launches over a decade after Congress authorized exactly this resource by a unanimous vote. Continue Reading
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