It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down ...

Rachel Handlin is an example of what’s possible when someone pursues their dreams. Handlin may be the first person on the ...

University of Glasgow research found young adults aged 25-34 with learning disabilities are nine times more likely to die ...

At the outset, Mina is a 38-year-old woman with Down syndrome who lives independently in an apartment, works part-time in a recycling plant and has some friends. As a hobby, she creates vibrant ...

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

WATCHING in horror as her family home burned to the ground, Nikki Owen had only one thought: “What have I done?” The then 18-year-old had deliberately started a fire in the spare room while her ...

Losing weight is a challenging journey for many, but for those with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), it can be even more difficult due to hormonal imbalances that make weight management a struggle. H ...

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 ...

Last week, the BBC broadcast interviews with two couples who had agreed to abortions after a hospital told them it had ...

A coroner's inquest jury looking into the starvation death of a B.C. woman with Down syndrome has ruled her death a homicide and is calling for better pay for home carers of adults with ...