May 2022

Billie Eilish shared what it's like to live with Tourette's syndrome and have tics. The 20-year-old Grammy Award winner spoke candidly about the neurological disorder, while appearing on David Letterman's show netflix talk show'My next…

At the CAPS ceremony, Brad Ingram CAPS'22 opened up about how he was told college probably wasn't for him after he was diagnosed with a learning disability in high school. Later, he felt called to pursue an education, but a program he was…

Manchester's new volunteer firefighter, Malachi Stewart, prepares to let the children see inside the fire engine. …

MEMBERSHIPS:1Medical Student, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland2Resident Physician, Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL3Emeritus Professor, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX QUOTE:Matthews M, Rosas L,…

Your primary care provider is more than someone you visit once a year for a checkup – they're your trusted partner in health care and help navigate your well-being through life. of the different stages of life. “Primary care providers…

Clarkston resident Anne Baldwin found herself like many of us during the COVID lockdown, homeschooling her sons Levi, 9, and Gus, 7, doing their homework virtually and hardly leaving the house. home. Baldwin began to feel depressed and not…

More than two years after the emergence of a pandemic, we are still dealing with outbreaks of Covid-19 - and that means building and maintaining a strong immune system should be a top priority.As an immunologist and functional medicine…

A teenager refuses to let her chronic illness get in the way of her exams by taking her A-levels from her hospital bed. Ella McKee, 17, suffered years of pain, but the last fight saw her body "stop", her mother says. And while in the past!-->…

Photo courtesy of Family & Friends Down Syndrome Association of Niagara Fri 20 May 2022 07:00 The Family & Friends Down Syndrome Association of Niagara is pleased to announce the return of The Down River Run 5K and 1.5 Mile Fun…

Pregnancy, in the age of modern medicine, comes with a series of systematically recommended prenatal tests: at 11 weeks, a blood test and an ultrasound to check for conditions such as Down syndrome. At 15 weeks, another blood test, for…

There have been more and more stories of people suffering from worsening Covid-19 symptoms shortly ... after completing their five-day course of Paxlovid, an antiviral drug made by Pfizer (Photo by Fabian Sommer/picture…

Marthe Gautier, a French doctor involved in the discovery of the extra chromosome that causes Down syndrome, passed away on Saturday, April 30. She was 96 years old. This is an opportunity for us to come back to this discovery and…

Parasitic infections of the intestines are usually caused by two types of organisms:Protozoa. These single-celled organisms can live and multiply inside your body. Infections caused by protozoa include giardiasis, an infection you can get…

Hayley Scutts reflects on an inspiring and fearless journey to a nursing career - which started as a patient My nursing journey began in 2014. By this time I…

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the The most common type of leukemia diagnosed in adults. The American Cancer Society estimates that 20,050 people will be diagnosed with AML in 2022.AML goes by many other names, such as:acute…

Emerson and Amelia Nelson. Both have ADHD.Rochelle Hepworth/The Canadian PressBritish Columbia is set to launch one-stop support centers for children with issues like ADHD, autism and Down syndrome, but parents say promises of a no-wait…

Hundreds of lawyers took to the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol on Saturday, reacting to a leaked draft opinion showing the US Supreme Court is apparently set to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade…

AFTER two long years, Razed Roof made a triumphant return to the Harlow Playhouse stage. It was a showcase for much of their work. Some scenes of works created during the lockdown and some excerpts from previous shows. It was a…

Devastated parents have explained that doctors called their baby boy's behavior 'attention seeking' when he was actually suffering from a brain tumour.Three-year-old Arthur Ridout's parents have spent months begging doctors to take the…

In hematological malignancies, grafting has been used for more than 40 years, according to Robert J. Soiffer, MD. Today, transplantation remains the standard of care for many hematological malignancies, but in the near future, chimeric…

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The description: The non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) is a method to determine the risk of the mother's fetus being born with certain genetic abnormalities. NIPT is a safe and highly…

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Garrett I. House, Watertown, died on Sunday May 1, 2022 at his home at the age of 42.(Source: Funeral Home)WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – Garrett I. House, Watertown, died Sunday, May 1, 2022 at his home at the age of 42.A call time will be…

Unless otherwise indicated, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to "Catalyst," "we," "us," "our" or the "Company" mean Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. and our subsidiary. The following discussion and analysis of our financial…

Astute Analytica research predicts revenue growth for Global Molecular FISH Testing Market from US$645.2M in 2021 to US$978.6M by 2027. The market registers a CAGR of 7.2% over the forecast period 2022-2027. The market is primarily driven…

1 in 68 children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's a lot of people, making ASD one of the most common developmental disabilities in the United States. But…

There's an extraordinary confluence of good stuff on stage this weekend at Studio Grand Central in St. Petersburg - a perfect storm of story, screenplay, positivity and performance skill. In the night, an original play by…

A leaked Supreme Court draft opinion signaling the High Court's move to strike down federal abortion protections has sparked new debate about abortion policy in Pennsylvania and underscored the role that State lawmakers could have in…

Imagine that you are a future parent. Just a few months into your pregnancy, you opt for easy genetic testing. One result comes back: The fetus is likely missing a piece of DNA at site 11.2 on the long arm of the 22nd chromosome, a…

Researchers say they have discovered that a biomarker detected in the blood could indicate the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Deaths related to Alzheimer's disease have increased by more than 30% between 1999 and 2019. There is no…

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide, according to a draft opinion obtained by Politico.The published draft has sparked a fierce new round of controversy surrounding…

2022 Milwaukee GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge As the weather tries to warm up, running and walking events return to Milwaukee. A Sunday morning, the 1st of May, supports a special group of people. The GiGiFIT Run-Walk event at Lake Park…

Thelma Chioma Abeku I had a conversation with a mother whose son was born with Down syndrome and one of her biggest challenges was "people's insensitivity to her plight as a parent and her son's condition". She spoke of the time a stranger…