Karnataka launched free treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health in ...

Alpana Sharma, founder-director of CureSMA, a parent-led advocacy group, urges the government to include medicines for SMA in ...

By Dr. Kaushik Mandal Rare diseases very often remain in the shadows, as common people have limited awareness about them.

Especially type 1 of the disease is among some of the most severe and debilitating rare diseases. This genetic disorder ...

The investigators identified 66 patients with SMA who were treated at Sichuan University’s West China Second University ...

Muscle fibers in children with SMA type 1 show substantial differences in components of the myosin protein called heavy ...

In a response to a survey, caregivers of people with spinal muscular atrophy identified the risk of severe adverse events and ...

A retrospective analysis on newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) provides further evidence for the benefits of early identification and treatment of the disease. A recent analysis ...

Public health groups are challenging Roche's attempt to block a generic version of its expensive Spinal Muscular Atrophy drug ...

Drug cost analysis expert reveals that the life-saving drug Risdiplam, used to treat the rare genetic disease SMA, could ...

Treatment options for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease, are virtually nonexistent in India, primarily ...

Patients with rare diseases in India, like Saifullah Khalidi with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), struggle to afford ...