Panelists discuss how the current spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment landscape includes 3 options: gene therapy (onasemnogene abeparvovec [Zolgensma]) for younger patients and 2 splice modifiers ...

A NEW screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is now being offered, included in the heel prick test, to all newborns in ...

Regina Trollmann, MD, of the Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, and colleagues, did a retrospective ...

Ellie Kerrigan, who has spinal muscular atrophy, shared her journey through Alabama sorority recruitment on TikTok ...

According to the Cleveland Clinic, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a group of inherited neuromuscular disorders ...

"Managing pain in patients with SMA begins with the recognition that there are predictable etiologies leading to pain in SMA and investigating them during each medical visit is important to implement ...

Oral medicine subsidies for patients aged 25 or above began early this year but adults still lack public funding for ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare, genetic condition that, across all types, affects ~1,600 people in the UK.1 It can cause muscle weakness which gets worse over time, causing movement, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Spinal muscular atrophy affects the nerves that control muscle movement, leading to progressive weakening. As a result, infants ...

The SMA treatment team also includes rehabilitation professionals such as respiratory, physical, occupational, and speech therapists. Rehabilitation treatment involves care related to positioning, ...

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(SMA) causes progressive muscle weakness and, without treatment, can limit life expectancy to just two years. The milestone means the petition, to include SMA in post-birth baby checks for serious ...