"The difference between living or dying can rest on whether or not the doctor knows about a particular condition." ...

His departure, caused by pneumonia, will always make me to remember my maternal grandmother, an influenza and pneumonia freak ...

I had younger siblings born through the 1990s and thus had the opportunity to watch as the Safe To Sleep program emerged in ...

Denver, May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Global Down Syndrome Foundation published its Policy Statement on how potential changes to Medicaid can affect individuals with Down syndrome and ...

It’s the most common chromosome-related condition in the U.S., and 6,000 babies are born with Down syndrome each year. Between 400,000 and 600,000 individuals are estimated to be living with ...

Individuals with Down syndrome are at increased risk of heart disease, researchers said this week. The developmental disability is caused when a person is born with an extra chromosome, and can affect ...

Individuals with Down syndrome are at increased risk of heart disease, researchers said this week. The developmental disability is caused when a person is born with an extra chromosome ...

The Down Syndrome Association of Jacksonville has a new leader after longtime Executive Director Debbie Revels stepped down. Scott Fletcher was named CEO of the nonprofit. His late sister had the ...

Jack’s Basket was started in Minnesota more than a decade ago. Since then, the non-profit’s reach has expanded to all 50 states and more than 50 countries.

Because life expectancy for individuals with Down syndrome has increased dramatically, investigators assessed the risk of age-related cardiovascular diseases in this population. As reported in the ...

Phoebe Gates revealed her father, Bill Gates, might have Asperger's syndrome, a neurodevelopmental condition affecting social communication. Celebrities like Elon Musk and Greta Thunberg have also ...