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down syndrome: what this doctor wants you to know about the genetic condition

dr. ivan meiszinger not only works with families living with down syndrome, he also has personal experience supporting his brother. his advice to parents and caregivers: "let them try and fail and learn."
karen hawthorne
mar 21 2023

world down syndrome day calls for partnership and empowerment

"with us, not for us" aims to raise awareness of the importance of partnerships with the down syndrome community to create job opportunities, supports for independent housing and a world that accepts diversity.
robin roberts
mar 21 2023

risk of peripheral arterial disease increases with less sleep, study says

8,000 canadians suffer from peripheral arterial disease (pad), a condition in which clogged leg arteries impede the flow of blood and raise the risk of suffering a stroke or heart attack.
dave yasvinski
mar 21 2023

rectal exams using finger ‘not useful’ for detecting prostate cancer, study says

not only is a psa (prostate specific antigen) blood test more effective, it may also encourage more men to be screened for prostate cancer, according to researchers.
dave yasvinski
mar 20 2023

living with down syndrome: 'some people are uncomfortable around me. that’s okay. i’m happy with who i am'

chris sayer, 31, calls himself a 'happy guy,' and has lots of plans for the future, including a place of his own, getting married, and having children.
robin roberts
mar 20 2023

machado: dementia steals people, but also the future plans of those who love them

a recent healthing story about life with someone who has early onset dementia has readers talking about how losing someone to brain disease changes everything.
lisa machado
mar 19 2023

colon cancer: no one likes a colonoscopy, but the alternative is worse

after months of being told by her doctor that she was "pre-cancerous," but not to worry about it, artist jennifer cuthbert got the call she was dreading.
robin roberts
mar 19 2023

aging with down syndrome: 'here i am' campaign aims to dispel misconception of shorter life expectancies

noticing a lack of representation of older people living with down syndrome, waterloo, ont. photographer hilary gauld created a photo essay together with the canadian down syndrome society to tell the life stories of adults and seniors.
karen hawthorne
mar 17 2023
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down syndrome: what this doctor wants you to know about the genetic condition

dr. ivan meiszinger not only works with families living with down syndrome, he also has personal experience supporting his brother. his advice to parents and caregivers: "let them try and fail and learn."
karen hawthorne
mar 21 2023

world down syndrome day calls for partnership and empowerment

"with us, not for us" aims to raise awareness of the importance of partnerships with the down syndrome community to create job opportunities, supports for independent housing and a world that accepts diversity.
robin roberts
mar 21 2023

risk of peripheral arterial disease increases with less sleep, study says

8,000 canadians suffer from peripheral arterial disease (pad), a condition in which clogged leg arteries impede the flow of blood and raise the risk of suffering a stroke or heart attack.
dave yasvinski
mar 21 2023

rectal exams using finger ‘not useful’ for detecting prostate cancer, study says

not only is a psa (prostate specific antigen) blood test more effective, it may also encourage more men to be screened for prostate cancer, according to researchers.
dave yasvinski
mar 20 2023
powered by
the leukemia & lymphoma society of canada (llsc)

living with down syndrome: 'some people are uncomfortable around me. that’s okay. i’m happy with who i am'

chris sayer, 31, calls himself a 'happy guy,' and has lots of plans for the future, including a place of his own, getting married, and having children.
robin roberts
mar 20 2023

machado: dementia steals people, but also the future plans of those who love them

a recent healthing story about life with someone who has early onset dementia has readers talking about how losing someone to brain disease changes everything.
lisa machado
mar 19 2023

colon cancer: no one likes a colonoscopy, but the alternative is worse

after months of being told by her doctor that she was "pre-cancerous," but not to worry about it, artist jennifer cuthbert got the call she was dreading.
robin roberts
mar 19 2023

aging with down syndrome: 'here i am' campaign aims to dispel misconception of shorter life expectancies

noticing a lack of representation of older people living with down syndrome, waterloo, ont. photographer hilary gauld created a photo essay together with the canadian down syndrome society to tell the life stories of adults and seniors.
karen hawthorne
mar 17 2023
powered by
save your skin foundation

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