The family of a boy with a severe degenerative muscle disease has urged their local hospital to prescribe a drug that could help slow down the progress of the condition. Six-year-old Jack was ...

Karen Guillmeno’s son, Hunter, was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy — a rare genetic disorder involving progressive muscle degeneration — in 2016. The condition primarily affects males in ...

Muscular dystrophy is a disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene. The muscles of muscular dystrophy patients weaken and atrophy over time. Heart and breathing muscles may also eventually be ...

"My medicine is making me stronger," 7-year-old Hudson Sanford says after receiving a breakthrough gene therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her ...

12-year-old Deklan Locke, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, uses a power wheelchair and raises awareness about the disease. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare genetic disorder that causes muscle ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Department of Health on Friday announced that it will add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the list of conditions for which Minnesota newborns are typically screened. DMD is ...

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—From being careful of small rugs in the house to adding a handrail to the stairs to the garage—these are just a few examples of what Dr. Alexandra Bonner, pediatric neurologist at Cleveland Clinic, ...