Thursday, July 16, 2015, an oft-stated, but rarely occurring, meeting will be held. If you can get there, I hope to see you in attendance. Continue Reading
Archives for 2015
June 23, 2015
Pixar’s Inside Out: moron, mongo, and normalizing disability bigotry
Pixar released a movie Inside Out featuring characters embodying human emotions which are played out inside people's minds. A mom calls attention to how Pixar has normalized disability bigotry for viewers of Inside Out. Continue Reading
June 19, 2015
News: prenatal testing, rising number of abortions, and cancer
From the News page, here's a collection of tweets of mine on news reported this week: Continue Reading
June 17, 2015
What exactly is MaterniT21, Harmony, verifi, & Panorama testing?
If more women were accurately counseled about what exactly cell free DNA is testing, they would immediately understand that their test results are never diagnostic. Continue Reading
June 12, 2015
News: Sequenom’s patent invalidated, Ron Burgundy commentary, & informed consent concerns raised
From the News page, some significant developments concerning cell free DNA, with commentary by Anchorman Ron Burgundy: Continue Reading
June 9, 2015
Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for Down syndrome: 99% malpractice
If you've been told you have a 99% chance of having a child with Down syndrome based on a prenatal blood test, your practitioner likely has committed malpractice. Continue Reading
June 3, 2015
Noninvasive Prenatal Screening in the News
From the News page: a new NIPS provider, and financial news about two others. Continue Reading
May 28, 2015
Caring for individuals with Down syndrome
One of the main concerns of expectant couples when they learn their child has Down syndrome is "who will help care for our son or daughter?" In the United States, it is humbling to find out how many will help care. Continue Reading
May 20, 2015
News: The corporate arms race for a better Down syndrome prenatal test
Over at the News page, there is an epic take down of efforts to develop a Down syndrome prenatal test based on a urine sample. Continue Reading
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