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

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

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

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

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

BENGALURU: To address the challenge of rare diseases, the state government has implemented a comprehensive programme that ...

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

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

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 ...

CPCT provides free lifelong access to Risdiplam for 50 children with SMA, supported by Roche Pharma India and Karnataka government.

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 ...