Columnist Alyssa Silva found herself in unfamiliar territory when her BiPAP machine quit before bedtime, threatening her ...

It'd been more than 10 years since columnist Sherry Toh had a power wheelchair, and she's thrilled about the independence her ...

Surgery for scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine, slowed lung function decline in untreated SMA types 2 and 3, per. a ...

Using ultrasound to guide Spinraza injection in SMA adults reduced the number of needle redirections, a study found.

Real-world treatment with Zolgensma improves motor function in SMA children who carry at least four copies of the so-called ...

Returning to school for the first time since the pandemic, columnist Brianna Albers notices how online education has gotten better.

Alyssa Silva is a writer based out of Providence, Rhode Island. She was diagnosed with SMA type 1 in 1991 when she was just 5 months old. Aside from writing, Alyssa is the chief creative officer for ...