This column is my love letter to the cough assist machine. I love the assistive device and what it does for my three sons, Max, Rowen, and Charlie, who live with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Twelve years ago, I had no idea what the heck a cough assist machine…
I have shared many times in this column that I have three sons with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. People sometimes think I’m an expert on the subject. But the truth is that my boys are unique, and Duchenne has affected each of them differently. Their disease progression and weakening muscles…
As you may know, the influenza virus has been very intense this season, resulting in many hospitalizations and more than a few deaths. One of the reasons is that this year’s strain of flu is referred to as H3N2. It is supposedly the worst of two…
Infection by the influenza virus, commonly known as the flu, was found to contribute to muscle degeneration in a zebrafish model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Scientists often use zebrafish in research due to their genetic structure, which is similar to that of humans. The findings were reported in the…
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