KUTV — A hike to the top ofAngels Landing in Zion National Park was an extraordinary trek for a group of people, but particularly for 29-year-old Shue S. Vang. Vang has muscular dystrophy, which is a ...

Highlights from the 2025 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Conference include clinical updates, expert insights, and ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene therapy for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in children from age 4 through 5 years of age. Pediatric patients who ...

Muscular dystrophy is a set of genetic diseases that cause muscles to become progressively weaker. Many forms of the disease ...

This announcement follows a bipartisan letter that Senator Collins and a group of nine members of Congress sent last month to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., requesting that Duchenne muscular ...

Nov. 13 -- THURSDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that a drug used to treat pneumonia might serve as an effective treatment against a type of muscular dystrophy. They tested the drug ...

Scientists have developed a novel approach of genome editing to repair muscle stem (satellite) cells, offering new hope for ...

HHS has announced the addition of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and metachromatic leukodystrophy to the Recommended Uniform ...

Aug. 19—Mason Lord, 11, says he's always wanted to hold some sort of wiffle ball tournament. He brought the idea up to his family earlier this year and suggested turning the tournament into a ...

The US HHS has added Duchenne muscular dystrophy and metachromatic leukodystrophy to newborn screening, citing benefits of early detection and access to FDA-approved treatments.

Muscular dystrophy is a group of disorders that involve a progressive loss of muscle mass and consequent loss of strength. In general, the condition is caused by genetic variations that interfere with ...