Premature Births Are Primary Cause of Newborn Deaths
“Premature births” is a very misleading term. The misconception is that, well, the baby was born. It is ok. What’s the problem? The problem is that throughout pregnancy the developing baby goes through important growth, especially during the final months and weeks....
read more
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Monthly, we focus on a different disability afflicting children in America and specifically in North Carolina. One of the most common genetic birth defects, affecting one out of every 691 babies, is Down Syndrome. Sometimes you know something about a disability, and...
read more
September is Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is best known in the United States as an inherited blood disorder primarily affecting Africans and African-Americans. Current estimates are that one in 500 U.S. African-American births is affected with sickle cell anemia. But, it doesn’t stop...
read more
Psoriasis, What Happens When Skin Cells Mature Too Quickly
Psoriasis is not dandruff. The month of August is Psoriasis Awareness Month, so let’s get that off the table right away. Shampoo from the supermarket won’t do anything. We mention that first because of the roughly 20,000 children under 10 years of age that are...
read more
National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month
That is a mouthful as a headline. And that is the point, isn’t it? We are trying to draw attention during National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month in July to the mouth and face. Cleft lip and craniofacial conditions are birth defects that...
read more