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What to Know About Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNew treatments have improved outlookMedically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that causes muscle...
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA): New Treatments Offer Hope
The Today Show via AOL· 2 years agoAt her eight-month pregnancy check-up, Lizmara Figueroa met with a new doctor. As he walked out the...
Insurance Denies Newborn Twins Life-Saving Treatment for Fatal Genetic Disorder: 'Hard to Cope'
People via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAn insurance company has denied newborn twins a one-time genetic treatment that could cure their...
New treatment gives Lynnwood child new chance at life after given months to live
KIRO via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 2017, Farah Mirizadeh was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and given maybe seven to...
At 63, I'm one of the oldest women living with my rare genetic condition. I'm also a musician, and...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPatricia Panzarino.Courtesy of DeFilipo Foto Patricia Panzarino, or Pidgie, was born with spinal...
Most babies with this rare genetic disease are on ventilators by 8 months. This Austin baby beat the...
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNoah Strauch loves to laugh. He loves to put things into a bucket and dump them out again. He crawls...
Evansville child with rare spinal disease is still 'the happiest kid ever'
The Courier & Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEVANSVILLE, Ind. – Daniele Johnson's youngest son, Anthony, was born with a rare spinal condition....
Roche (RHHBY) Announces Positive Long-Term Data on SMA Drug
Zacks via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoRoche RHHBY announced new long-term data for the spinal muscular atrophy drug (SMA), Evrysdi...
Frontotemporal dementia: What is it, symptoms and stages
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFrontotemporal dementia is one of the most common types of dementia that hits before the age of 65....
Twitter Was a Lifeline for People With Disabilities. Musk’s Reign Is Changing All of That
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA photograph of a cell phone displaying an image of Elon Musk, placed on a monitor filled with...