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Weight Management Recommendations for Youth with Down Syndrome: Expert Recommendations

A workgroup of clinicians and researchers with extensive experience working with youth with DS came…

Kim WarrenJune 15, 2023

Resources for Professionals

Resources for Professionals

Medical Vulnerability of Individuals with Down Syndrome to Severe COVID-19

Health conditions, immune dysfunction, and premature aging associated with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome, DS) may…

Rigsby RigsbyMay 3, 2022

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Ableism at the Bedside: People with Intellectual Disabilities and COVID-19

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities have a higher risk of mortality from COVID-19 than…

Rigsby RigsbyApril 27, 2022

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Resources for Professionals

COVID-19 in Children with Down Syndrome: Data from the Trisomy 21 Research Society Survey

Adults with Down syndrome (DS) are at higher risk for severe outcomes of coronavirus disease…

Rigsby RigsbyMarch 29, 2022

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COVID-19 and Down Syndrome Survey

This infographic provides updated results from the COVID-19 and Down syndrome survey.Click to visit the T21RS…

Rigsby RigsbyNovember 17, 2021

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COVID-19 Risks for Children and Adults with Down Syndrome

Question: We just learned from a study from the UK in the Annals of Internal…

Capetivate capetivateNovember 5, 2020

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