STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Three-year-old Aubrey Paige Ibrahim is a beautiful little girl fighting a battle most adults would find challenging, if not impossible. Born on May 31, 2013, Aubrey was ...
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular disease affecting specialized nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement, according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). It can ...
New York, Nov. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today called the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Itvisma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-brve), developed ...
New York, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today celebrates the decision by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant approval of a risdiplam ...
The cost burden of patients with SMA is considerable, and is estimated to be approximately $4 million to $5 million over 10 years in patients with early-onset SMA. This cost is 54.2 times greater than ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The study included 58 individuals with SMA types 2 and 3 who were treated with IV apitegromab for 52 weeks. At ...
A waddling gait happens because of weakness in your hip girdle and upper thigh muscles. To make up for the weakness, you sway from side to side and your hip drops with each step. It’s also called ...
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The only gene replacement therapy for children two years and older, teens, and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). New York, Nov. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ...
Muscular Dystrophy Association Calls FDA Approval of Novartis’ Itvisma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-brve) a Major Step Forward for the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Community The Muscular Dystrophy Association ...