Down's syndrome manikin 'upping hospital's game'
A manikin created to look like it has Down's syndrome is being used to train hospital staff. Great Western Hospital, in ...
'The biggest thing about having a child with Down’s syndrome is you can’t be just a parent'
It is disheartening that a child born with a well-documented, lifelong disability like trisomy 21 (Down's syndrome) must endure repeated bureaucratic hurdles to access the basic support needed for ...
DOMINIC LAWSON: Why, as the father of a daughter with Down Syndrome, I find it hard to stomach the claims of parents who say they aborted babies with the conditi…
Last week, the BBC broadcast interviews with two couples who had agreed to abortions after a hospital told them it had ...
Nonprofit ‘spreads joy’ to local businesses with homemade cards
One nonprofit is helping spread love and joy on Valentine’s Day. Joy by Jennifer is in the business of personalized birthday cards, created by individuals with Down syndrome.
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Meet Gwen - the new manikin helping Swindon hospital staff care for young patients
A new manikin is helping Swindon hospital staff improve how they care for young patients with genetic conditions such as Down ...
One-year-old's rare disorder which leaves her always 'starving'
A mother has opened up on her heart-wrenching experience with her daughter's rare condition, Prader-Willi syndrome, which ...
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Davenport basketball player with down syndrome inspiring teams across QCA
The thought of your child not being accepted because of something that they have no control over is a hard pill to swallow.” ...
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Butler family shares complexities of raising child with disabilities
It’s dark outside at 6:30 a.m., but it’s time for Georgia Hartle to wake her son and get him ready for the 7:30 a.m. bus to ...
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Richmond teen battles rare, debilitating abdominal condition
January 2024 was when she was officially diagnosed with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS), a rare condition when the ...
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'Long Covid has trapped me in a living hell and not wanting to live anymore'
May, 40, is bedridden after becoming seriously ill following Covid. The mum-of-four has made the heartbreaking decision to end her life in Switzerland ...
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Thyroid dysfunction in Down’s syndrome: relation to age and thyroid autoimmunity
AIMS To study longitudinally thyroid function in patients with Down’s syndrome in Uppsala county (85 patients) up to the age of 25 years. METHODS Observational study based on yearly follow up in a ...