ASHG honors R. Rodney Howell with Advocacy Award The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named R. Rodney Howell, MD, Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Chairman Emeritus of Pediatrics, and Member of the Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, as the first recipient of its new, annual Advocacy Award. This award honors individuals or groups who have exhibited excellence and achievement in applications […]
Give a song today, change a life forever™ The Songs of Love Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing, free of charge, personalized songs for children and teens currently facing tough medical, physical or emotional challenges. My two kids got their personal songs after a couple of months they were born. Both songs are beautiful and are still their favorite music.
Today’s Supreme Court decision confirms that the Affordable Care Act’s tax credits are available to all eligible Americans no matter where they live. Americans in all 50 states and the District of Columbia can continue to rely on the security and peace of mind that come with affordable, quality health care coverage. Over six million Americans and their families will sleep easier knowing they will still be able to afford health coverage. Millions more won’t […]
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE & DENTISTRY BY H. BARRY WALDMAN DDS, MPH, PHD, STEVEN P. PERLMAN DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON), AND MISHA GAREY, DDS Bulletin: “Measles vaccine reduces death from other diseases.” Having the measles disease somehow disrupts the immune system to combat other diseases, which the child may already have had sometime in the past. “Not only is measles extremely contagious and deadly, it creates a kind of immune forgetfulness.” (May 2015) 1 […]
NCBDDD SCIENCE ALERT CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report has published a new study looking at state actions to adopt newborn screening for critical congenital heart defects (critical CHDs) using pulse oximetry – a simple, non-invasive way to measure the amount of oxygen in a newborn’s blood. CDC researchers found that 43 states have taken action toward newborn screening for critical CHDs through legislation, regulations, or hospital guidelines. This report is the first assessment of […]
