Gavin Ward, a spunky 8-year-old Arkansas boy with Duchenne, enjoys building contraptions with his Lego set and watching video games.
Articles by Larry Luxner
Either by coincidence or by design, MDA Hellas, the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Greece, is located on Elpidos Street…
In the mythology of ancient Greece, Hermes was the god of boundaries and transitions, with the ability to move between…
Coping with Duchenne muscular dystrophy is difficult enough in the United States. But in neighboring Mexico, people with Duchenne often…
Five years after the death of a Utah boy named Mitchell Jones, the national foundation created in his name helps…
Betty Vertin had never heard of Duchenne muscular dystrophy before July 8, 2010 — the day a neurologist in Omaha,…
With so much focus on the very real dangers of muscular, pulmonary and cardiac decline, it’s easy for moms and…
Never before has the therapeutic pipeline of potential treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy appeared so promising. Yet that also means…
Canada’s healthcare system is excellent for people with common ailments like diabetes or high blood pressure, but it’s “basically failing…
Getting your son into a Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) clinical trial can be difficult, given the narrow criteria for eligibility…