New initiative to boost healthcare for adults with Down syndrome

A new initiative aims to give healthcare workers information about care for adults with Down syndrome.

National Down Syndrome Society Launches CARE Down Syndrome

“We created CARE Down Syndrome to close critical gaps in care for adults with Down syndrome,” said Kandi Pickard, NDSS President and CEO. “This initiative empowers healthcare professionals with the ...
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New Initiative Aims To Bring Doctors Up To Speed On Down Syndrome

Few people with Down syndrome have access to doctors specializing in the chromosomal disorder, but a new effort is underway ...
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Women’s Health Wednesday: October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Around 1 in 700 babies in the United States is born each year with Down Syndrome, ...
European Medical Journal

Obesity Increases Dementia Risk in Down Syndrome

In adults with Down syndrome, metabolic syndrome was uncommon, yet obesity alone correlated with higher odds of Alzheimer’s ...
Orlando Sentinel

AdventHealth opens Southeast’s first ‘one-stop shop’ Down Syndrome clinic for kids, adults

Amid a critical shortage of providers, AdventHealth for Children in Orlando has launched a clinic that will treat Down syndrome patients from diagnosis throughout adulthood, a first in the Southeast.
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The agony of finding decent health care for my young-adult daughter with Down syndrome

Several years ago, a local artist asked if she could paint my younger daughter, then a tween, as part of a series of life-size portraits of people she knew. Monica Aissa Martinez really gets under her ...
Cantech Letter

Canadians with Down Syndrome Are Living Longer Than Ever, But Healthcare Systems Haven’t Kept Up

As life expectancy rises, the Canadian Down Syndrome Society launches “We Deserve Care” to raise awareness, funding, and ...