Pediatric COVID-19 Cases Are Surging, Pushing Hospitals —and Health Care Workers—to Their Breaking Points
Aug. 20 was a good day in the pediatric intensive care unit at Children’s Hospital New Orleans. Carvase Perrilloux, a two-month-old baby who’d come in about a week earlier with respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19, was finally ready to breathe without the ventilator keeping his tiny body alive. “You did it!” nurses in PPE cooed as they removed the tube from his airway and he took his first solo gasp, bare toes kicking.
Downstairs, Quintetta Edwards was preparing for her 17-year-old son, Nelson Alexis III, to be discharged after spending more than two weeks in the hospital with COVID-19—fir...
Source: TIME: Health - August 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme/New Orleans, La. Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Lawsuit Seeks to Block Arizona Ban on Down Syndrome Abortion Lawsuit Seeks to Block Arizona Ban on Down Syndrome Abortion
Abortion rights advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to overturn a new Arizona law that would ban abortions because of Down syndrome or other genetic abnormalities.Associated Press (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Lawsuit seeks to block Arizona ban on Down syndrome abortion
Abortion-rights advocates have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn parts of a new Arizona law set to take effect next month (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - August 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Can leukemia in children with Down syndrome be prevented?
(University Health Network) For the first time, Princess Margaret researchers have mapped out where and how leukemia begins and develops in infants with Down syndrome in preclinical models, paving the way to potentially prevent this cancer in the future. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 8, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
The burden of dementia due to Down syndrome, Parkinson's disease, stroke, and traumatic brain injury: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 -
BACKGROUND: In light of the increasing trend in the global number of individuals affected by dementia and the lack of any available disease-modifying therapies, it is necessary to fully understand and quantify the global burden of dementia. This work aimed... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 3, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Cooper Vetoes NC Bill Banning Down Syndrome Abortions Cooper Vetoes NC Bill Banning Down Syndrome Abortions
In a veto message, Gov. Roy Cooper (D) cited privacy concerns, arguing the bill would have made it difficult for patients to get medical information and have honest conversations with their doctors.Associated Press (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - June 28, 2021 Category: Primary Care Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Sharing Mayo Clinic: COVID-19 vaccination experience special for young man with Down syndrome
The parents of a young Florida patient were so grateful for the caring approach offered to their son during his COVID-19 vaccine appointment that they called back to express their appreciation and share their story. _______________________________________ When the father of a 19-year-old patient with Down syndrome brought his son, Tyler White, for a COVID-19 vaccination [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 20, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Study reveals COVID-19 risk factors for those with IDD
(Syracuse University) A study of nearly 550 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities receiving residential services in New York City found that age, larger residential settings, Down syndrome and chronic kidney disease were the most common risk factors for COVID-19 diagnosis, and heart disease was most associated with COVID-19 deaths. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - June 14, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
N. Carolina ban on Down syndrome abortions goes to governor
North Carolina's Senate has approved a measure to prohibit doctors from performing abortions if a woman is seeking it because of race, sex or a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
N. Carolina Senate considers banning Down syndrome abortions
North Carolina state senators are expected to approve a measure Tuesday that would prohibit doctors from performing abortions if a woman is seeking it because of race, sex or a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - June 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Adults with Down syndrome are THREE TIMES more likely to contract COVID-19
Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at a higher risk for contracting and dying from COVID. Those with Down syndrome are at an especially high risk for infection. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Down Syndrome Abortion Bans Gain Traction After Court Ruling Down Syndrome Abortion Bans Gain Traction After Court Ruling
Governors in Arizona and South Dakota recently signed such bills into law, and similar measures are pending in North Carolina and Texas.Associated Press (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 20, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Down syndrome abortion bans gain traction after court ruling
Anti-abortion activists say 2021 has been a breakthrough year for legislation in several states seeking to prohibit abortions based on a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - May 19, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
N Carolina GOP Advances Bill to Ban Down Syndrome Abortions N Carolina GOP Advances Bill to Ban Down Syndrome Abortions
North Carolina lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill to make it illegal for physicians to perform abortions because of the fetus ' race or a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.Associated Press (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
What Are Some Etiologies for Intellectual Disability?
Discussion
“Intellectual disability (ID) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by deficits in both intellectual functioning and adaptive function whose onset is in the development period.” Global developmental delay (GDD) is used to describe children from 0-5 years old with significant delays in 2 or more developmental areas. These delays may be transient but up to 2/3 of children with GDD will have ID. Overall 1-3% of the general population has ID which makes it very common.
Most children with GDD/ID are identified because of delays in meeting milestones or general academic achievement. ID pat...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 3, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
