October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, with an official theme of Increasing Access and Opportunity. Throughout the month, we have been posting stories about adults with SMA in the workforce and are pleased to ...
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, with an official theme of Increasing Access and Opportunity. Throughout the month, we will be posting stories about adults with SMA in the workforce and are pleased to ...
Carrie Menke is a South Dakota native who resides in Sioux Falls with her husband Tony and their four children — Xavier, Colette, Avila, and Rose. Carrie is one of the many advocates ...
September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month, a chance to talk about the progress we have made in getting spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) added to newborn screening panels and the work still to be ...
In late July, the Texas Newborn Screening Advisory Committee held a meeting— virtually, of course —to hear an update on the status of statewide newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). State officials ...
July 2020 marks the 2-year anniversary of when the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services recommended that SMA be added to state newborn screening panels. This month, you’ll hear about newborn screening ...
The Power of the Spirit to Overcome Cesar Rodrigues is a 32-year-old abstract painter from Worcester, Mass. His paintings have been showcased and sold in various galleries, and his first solo exhibition ...
Kara and Ryan Forcier, of Stillwater, Minn., were on a rollercoaster almost immediately after the birth of their son, Zachary. Zachary was born with skin lesions that turned into blood clots, which almost ...
John and Krista Scurria, of Baton Rouge, La., believe in a parent’s intuition. Krista first became worried about the development of her oldest child, Josh, while she was still pregnant with him. But ...
October has been National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and throughout the month, you have heard stories about adults in the workforce who live with SMA. We are pleased to share another story about ...
AveXis, a Novartis company, announced on October 5, 2019 new interim data from the Phase 1/2 STRONG study for intrathecal (IT) administration of AVXS-101, demonstrating older patients (≥ 2 years and < 5 ...
SMA Awareness Month occurs in August! The SMA community officially recognizes August as Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month and Cure SMA has been coordinating activities since 1996. August is a great time to ...
