Here are some recent headlines that kick 2015 off with some bad news. But the last item provides some light amongst the darkness. Continue Reading
October 21, 2014
How to deliver a Down syndrome diagnosis … better
Too many parents have bad experiences from how their medical team delivered the diagnosis that their child has Down syndrome. Fortunately, research, guidelines, and online training exist on how best to deliver the diagnosis. Continue Reading
August 21, 2014
An invitation to Richard Dawkins: come meet my daughter
Richard Dawkins, in his words, "let slip the dogs of Twitterwar" yesterday with a tweet about Down syndrome, abortion, and morality. That tweet and his response since, demonstrates he is profoundly ignorant about Down syndrome. So, Prof. Dawkins, you're invited to meet someone with Down syndrome to cure that ignorance. Continue Reading
April 14, 2014
Physicians: too many doing Down syndrome prenatal testing wrong
A study of parents of children with Down syndrome reports on their experiences with finding out the diagnosis. It finds that too many physicians still are doing it wrong. Continue Reading
April 1, 2014
Breaking news: prenatal testing for Down syndrome done right from now on
Prenatal testing for Down syndrome will be done right going forward from today. Continue Reading
March 18, 2014
3 things about 3/18, National Trisomy 18 Awareness Day
Today is National Trisomy 18 Awareness Day, so chosen as "3/18" represents the genetic cause of Trisomy 18, a third copy of the 18th Chromosome. Here are three things about Trisomy 18. Continue Reading
March 5, 2014
Take the pledge today to spread the word to end the word
Today's the day to take the pledge to spread the word to end the word. Continue Reading
January 30, 2014
TBT: Michael Garcia, Archbishop Chaput, & the ginger gene
Throwback Thursday: some news items from previous last weeks of January. Archbishop Chaput says expectant parents deserve to know that a child with Down syndrome can create joy for others. A waiter refused to serve a customer insulting a child with Down syndrome. A father tells a doctor never to see another patient after the way he delivered a prenatal diagnosis. And, genetic testing expands to detect the "ginger gene." Continue Reading
December 30, 2013
Top blog posts of 2013
Continuing the year in review, this second installment will cover the most read blog posts of 2013: Continue Reading
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