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Community Spotlight: The Lasko Family
After Max began receiving Spinraza in 2017, we wanted to do our part to help ensure that children born with SMA would be diagnosed as early as possible. Inspired by […]
Read More ›Cure SMA’s Approach to Newborn Screening
The complexities of newborn screening require a sophisticated, multifaceted approach. With this in mind, Cure SMA has been working on newborn screening through several different avenues, bringing our full resources […]
Read More ›SMA Newborn Screening Advancements
The first FDA approval of a therapy for SMA has created an opportunity for our community to move forward on another of our long-term priorities: newborn screening. SMA is the […]
Read More ›New York to Implement Newborn Screening for SMA October 1st
New York State will screen every child for SMA beginning October 1, according to the New York State Department of Health. New York joins Missouri, Utah, Minnesota, Indiana and Illinois […]
Read More ›What to Expect in a Clinical Trial
Clinical trials for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) help researchers answer important questions about the disease and investigational drugs, providing information that may help the development of future medical treatments. Although […]
Read More ›Sweet Baby Zane Funds New Equipment Pool Item
Cure SMA is excited to announce that 12 new Panthera pediatric lightweight wheelchairs have been purchased thanks to generous funding from Sweet Baby Zane. These specific chairs are normally a […]
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