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A man with Down syndrome died after his support worker “landed on him” while jumping into a swimming pool, an inquest has ...
A man with Down's Syndrome died after his carer jumped on top of him in a swimming pool during a summer holiday in Spain, an inquest has heard. Michael Parker, 43, died at the Salou Princess Hotel ...
More information: Ellen Taylor et al, Patient and carer priorities for research and clinical care of children with Down syndrome, Archives of Disease in Childhood (2025). DOI: 10.1136/archdischild ...
A senior carer told a man with Down's Syndrome not to jump in the water prior to a fatal swimming pool incident, an inquest has heard. Michael Parker died at Salou Princess Hotel near ...
Each year on March 21, World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) marks a global day of awareness and education about the genetic condition. The goal is to "help people understand and support those with Down ...
While Emma has Down syndrome — specifically a rare type called Mosaic Down syndrome — some people don’t believe it. “At the hospital, doctors and nurses kept saying, ‘She doesn’t look ...
In the latest such research at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and Alana Down Syndrome Center at MIT, scientists found that 40Hz sensory stimulation improved cognition and circuit ...