Co-founder Gina Marie took over as executive director of Friends of Down Syndrome early this year after creating the ...

The provisional chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha at Saint Louis University has partnered with Hotworx for a 24-hour HOT Cycle-a-thon fundraising event in the Central West End, with proceeds supporting the ...

MILWAUKEE - GiGi’s Playhouse Milwaukee hosted a book signing party with local author Ravaughn Williams, who has Down syndrome ...

The jury in the Florence Girard coroner's inquest has made 13 recommendations to prevent similar deaths of vulnerable ...

An inquest into the death of a woman with Down syndrome who died in a caretaker's home has concluded her death was a homicide, and that she died of starvation and malnutrition.

What is Cushing's syndrome? Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder. It’s caused when you have high levels of the hormone cortisol over a long time. Cushing's syndrome is fairly rare. It most often ...

Piriformis syndrome can cause pain, tingling, and numbness along the back of the leg and down to the foot. While the sciatic nerve is involved, piriformis syndrome is not the same as having sciatica.

Cary Chiu was the last person to testify in the coroner's inquest into the death of Florence Girard, a 54-year-old woman with Down syndrome who starved to death while living in her caretaker's home in ...

Since the 1980s, the average life expectancy of a person with Down’s syndrome has more than doubled, from less than 30 to well into their 60s. Living longer, though, has revealed a tragic twist ...

Sponsored by the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress — a nonprofit that represents more than 5,000 people living with Down syndrome throughout the state — the law has been a policy priority ...

Connie Lynne Griffin, a vibrant 59-year-old resident of Tallapoosa, Georgia, took her final bow on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Born on May 25, 1965, in Huntsville, Alabama, Connie filled her life with ...