All posts tagged "Down syndrome"
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5.5KInternationalNorth Macedonian president walks girl with Down syndrome to school after she was bullied
It’s not every day that a country’s president walks a young child to school, but that’s what happened to 11-year-old Embla Ademi...
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6.6KHuman InterestFather raises son with Down syndrome alone after wife leaves him due to diagnosis
A man in Russia is raising his son with Down syndrome alone after his wife left him because of their child’s diagnosis....
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5.5KAnalysisPeople with Down syndrome could be barred from receiving life-saving Alzheimer’s drug
Last year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval for a promising new drug that could treat Alzheimer’s disease. While...
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4.1KHuman InterestOlympic mom goes for gold and advocates for Down syndrome along the way
Olympic bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor already has several Olympic medals to her name, as well as numerous world championship wins. But the...
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1.4KIssuesMother calls for prenatal testing to be used to help children, not abort them
In a recent op-ed for The New York Times, author Amy Julia Becker calls on society to use prenatal testing for its...
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4.2KHuman Interest‘That moment you dream of’: Tennessee teen with Down syndrome shows his skills on senior night
One Tennessee teen with Down syndrome felt like his dream came true in January, when he started for his high school’s basketball...
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2.6KGuest ColumnUN Human Rights review ignores Iceland’s 100% Down syndrome abortion rate
(C-Fam – Geneva) It was Iceland’s turn to have its human rights record reviewed by other UN member states on Tuesday. The...
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1.6KHuman InterestDelaware cafe offers internship to prepare adults with Down syndrome for careers
The Down Syndrome Association of Delaware (DSA), a nonprofit group founded and run by parents of individuals with Trisomy 21, celebrated the...
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1.7KHuman InterestNew program aims to improve health care for people with Down syndrome
In honor of her late brother, a professor in the school of medicine at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas is pioneering a...
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5.0KHuman InterestFamily has four children with Trisomy 21, but shuns ‘Down syndrome’ label
Four of the eight children in the McGarrity family have Trisomy 21, yet parents Sonia and Jeff don’t say that they have...
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2.0KHuman InterestYoung rapper with Down syndrome wants to inspire others by following his dreams
The story of a Florida teenager with Down syndrome shows that a disability should never stop someone from pressing forward with trying...
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4.7KHuman InterestDown syndrome rights advocate Katie Shaw speaks at March for Life
Down syndrome advocate Katie Shaw addressed an enthusiastic crowd of thousands in the National Mall on Friday for the rally portion of...
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2.1KOpinionTwo pro-life moms share their stories about prenatal testing: ‘It helps parents prepare’
Recently, The New York Times decided to publicize what pro-lifers have known for years: healthy babies are being aborted due to prenatal...
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4.5KAnalysisDoctor informs couple of son’s Down syndrome by handing them Special Olympics flyer
In an essay for Love What Matters, Holly Camarda recounted the callous way medical staff delivered her son’s Down syndrome diagnosis. Camarda...
