Spine Surgery Effective in SMA Type 1 Children & Mentally Preparing For Surgery
SMA News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses how surgery to correct kyphoscoliosis — an abnormal curvature of the spine found in children with SMA type 1 — also allows Spinraza t...
27 Jan 202211min
Wheelchair Hockey Linked to Physical, Psychological Gains & Preserving Privacy When Living with SMA
SMA News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads an article about how men with spinal muscular atrophy or Duchenne muscular dystrophy who played wheelchair hockey showed quality of life ...
24 Jan 202210min
Scholar Rock Shares Design of Phase 3 Trial Testing of Apitegromab & Staying Organized With SMA
SMA News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses Scholar Rock's global apitegromab trial, likely to open next year, will test its muscle-directed therapy in type 2 and 3 patients age...
20 Jan 202212min
#98: How to Manage Caregivers, a Chat with SMA Contributors DeAnn Runge and Michael Morale
In episode 98, host Kevin Schaefer talks with fellow SMA News Today contributors about hiring and managing caregivers. Listen as Kevin talks with DeAnn Runge and Michael Morale about their experiences...
18 Jan 202258min
Spinraza May Restore Development of Motor Neurons & Why Finding Reliable SMA Carers Is Not Easy
SMA News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discuses how a study in symptomatic SMA children suggests Spinraza also works to return development to these nerve cells, especially if given e...
17 Jan 20227min
Son With SMA Inspires Character on ‘Ordinary Joe’ TV Show & How SMA Can Shape Creativity
SMA News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge reads an article about John Gluck, who has a type of muscular dystrophy, portrays versions of Joe's wheelchair-bound son with SMA on the NBC ser...
13 Jan 202211min
Evrysdi May Be Available in Early 2022 to Eligible UK Patients &Modifying a Wheelchair for SMA Needs
SMA News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses how The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended that Evrysdi be provided at low or no cost to eligible SMA ...
10 Jan 202210min
Spinraza Improves Hand Dexterity in SMA Type 2 Children & Achieving Ambitions with SMA
SMA News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses how Spinraza improved fine manual dexterity in both hands of five children with SMA type 2 over 1.5 years of treatment, a case series...
6 Jan 202210min
