Last night, Governor Bruce Rauner of Illinois signed SB 456, adding spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) to the state’s newborn screening panel. The bill adds Illinois to a number of states who have already adopted permanent SMA screening, including Missouri, Utah, Minnesota and Indiana. The legislation was sponsored by Senators Julie Morrison, Michael Connelly and Thomas […]
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The guest blog post below was written by Heather Tomko, sharing her experience in the Ms. Wheelchair USA 2018 pageant. She is the reigning Ms. Wheelchair USA in addition to being a public health researcher and masters student. Heather is a lifelong Pittsburgh resident and lives with SMA Type II. Being in a pageant is
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The SMA Researcher Meeting is the largest research meeting in the world specifically focused on SMA and seeks to create open communication of early, unpublished data to accelerate the pace of research. The meeting also furthers research by building collaborations—including cross-disciplinary dialogue, partnerships, integration of new researchers and drug companies, and educational opportunities for junior
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At 10 years old, Brynne Willis knew something was wrong; it was time for the Presidential Fitness Test required by public schools and she kept falling behind her peers. “I kept falling every time I tried to run and was the last to complete the one-mile run,” said Brynne. Worried about the cause of her
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