Tributes flooded the internet for Gilbert Gottfried after his family shared on Tuesday via Twitter that he died following “a long illness.” Since then, there has been more awareness around muscular ...

Gottfried’s publicist Glenn Schwartz later said in a statement to People that the comedian died from recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II, a heart complication due to a ...

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 ...

I've been blogging for a few years about misophonia, an auditory/neurological disorder that I have advocated for because I and (more importantly) one of my adult children are affected. Recently, at ...

When Elie and Nancy Eid founded Save Our Sons Duchenne Foundation in 2008 after their first-born son Emilio was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, they could never have imagined how ...

As Labor Day approaches, people keep asking me, "What happened to 'Jerry's kids'?" Even more disturbing, others ask, "Who is Jerry Lewis?" The fact is, Jerry's kids, children who suffer from the ...

On Saturday, November 22, those who head to The Grand Theater in Ellsworth will get a chance to see the state of Maine in a ...

Firefighters within the Beaumont Fire Department are preparing to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

New York, Nov. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today announced the appointment of Sharon Hesterlee, PhD as President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Hesterlee ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Drugs Market by Product Type, Therapeutic Approach, End User, and Region 2023-2028" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering ...