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.

Adults with both Down Syndrome and congenital heart defects, also known as congenital heart disease (CHD), are showing ...

The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) announced that LuMind IDSC Foundation, the nation’s leading Down syndrome and Alzheim ...

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 ...

A new study shows that adults with Down syndrome and heart defects live fulfilling lives, with quality of life and engagement ...

MONTROSE, Mo. — It took Samantha Lesmeister’s family four months to find a medical professional who could see that she was struggling with something more than her Down syndrome. The young woman, known ...

UC Health's new facility for developmental disabilities, named the Timothy Freeman, MD, Center, was unveiled in Cincinnati, ...

The future of aging is interconnected. By designing housing, healthcare, and caregiving solutions with inclusivity in mind, ...

Marilyn Lesmeister and her daughter Samantha “Sammee” Lesmeister after Sammee’s riding lesson at Remember to Dream therapeutic riding center in Cole Camp, Missouri. Sammee Lesmeister is one of a ...

Pediatrician Kate Westmoreland cuts a ribbon during a ceremony Monday, March 17, 2025, for the opening of UNC Health’s new Down Syndrome Clinic in Chapel Hill as her daughter, Izabel, 2, who has Down ...

Her pediatrician noticed something was off when Jurnee Locklear came in for a checkup at 3 years old, her mother said. The toddler was born with Down syndrome, a genetic condition caused by having an ...