Month: January 2025
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FASD Respect Act of 2025 Introduced by Senators Murkowski, Klobuchar
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), along with five other original co-sponsors, have introduced legislation that will advance comprehensive Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) support services, public health prevention, and research programs across agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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FASD United Welcomes Ruoxian (Susan) Huang, Research Review Intern
We are thrilled to welcome Ruoxian (Susan) Huang to the FASD United team! Susan’s focus will be on working to analyze and review research and data related to our projects, as well as editing and communicating about our research/data needs. Susan is a junior at Georgetown University, where she is majoring in Human Science and…
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FASD United Recognizes January as National Birth Defects Awareness Month and Partners on Podcast Series
As we welcome the start of 2025, FASD United recognizes National Birth Defects Awareness Month as an opportunity to support and empower the FASD community, build connections within the larger disability community, and rethink how we see and talk about people with FASD, disabilities, and birth defects. Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is a leading known…
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FASD United on Government Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk and Proposed Updates to Alcohol Warning Label
FASD United is encouraged by the U.S. Surgeon General’s continued efforts to address the public health impacts of alcohol, culminating in a much-publicized new advisory on alcohol’s links to various forms of cancer. While this new advisory on cancer risk is rightly drawing substantial attention from the public and in the media, we must stay…