What do an unexpected job loss, a skunk, and a devastating diagnosis have in common? Columnist Helen Baldwin explains.

Evrysdi improved motor function and quality of life in children and adults with SMA, a real-world study in Hong Kong shows.

Electrical signals called far-field potentials may help track disease progression in SMA, a new study suggests.

Sleep problems, common in SMA, may involve both nighttime breathing issues linked to muscle weakness and brain changes, per a ...

Whole-body quantitative MRI, or qMRI, was found to detect subtle changes over time in the muscles of SMA adults, better than ...

A home-based respiratory physiotherapy program was found to significantly improve quality of life for young people with SMA ...

Surgery to implant magnetically controlled growing rods is safe and effective for managing scoliosis in children with SMA type 1, per a study.

The depersonalization of medical devices can affect one's sense of identity, says columnist Sherry Toh, who argues for more ...

When muscle weakness made it too exhausting to type, voice-to-text technology helped columnist Alyssa Silva keep working and ...

A few weeks ago, I saw the award-winning musical “Wicked” with my sister-in-law. I saw the show back in 2012 with my parents in New York City, and I jumped at the chance to buy tickets when I saw it ...

Abe Homer’s entry into healthcare gaming technology began at Children’s Hospital Colorado, where he met a young man with advanced spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). “He was a young man in his mid-20s, who ...