What Is a VUS? Variants of Unknown Significance in Genetic Testing and Why They Matter

What should you do if you have a variant of unknown significance in genetic testing results? Hear from experts in the neuromuscular field.

Considering a Clinical Trial? 4 Things to Know Before You Enroll

Tips for participating in neuromuscular clinical trials and research studies, from MDA community members who have been there.

Expert Tips for Handling an Insurance Claim Denial for Gene Therapy

Follow these steps to appeal insurance denials for gene therapy, or any neuromuscular disease treatment, and improve your chances for approval.

Understanding Thymidine Kinase 2 Deficiency

Michio Hirano, MD, answers questions about TK2d, a rare mitochondrial myopathy with a new therapy approved by the FDA.

RNA Therapies Offer Keys to Treating Genetic Neuromuscular Diseases

RNA therapies offer new hope for neuromuscular diseases, targeting faulty proteins without permanently altering DNA.

A Guide to RNA-Targeted Therapies

Young Leader Living with Muscular Dystrophy Champions Aiming High and Setting Goals

Caroline LeMay, a Harvard graduate living with a disability, knows the importance of education to achieve her dreams.

Progress Now: Research Updates and Breakthroughs

Tracking research updates and breakthroughs that help accelerate treatments and cures across MDA diseases.

MDA Clinical & Scientific Conference Sessions Drive Innovation in Neuromuscular Care

Discoveries presented at the MDA Clinical & Scientific Conference can shape the future of neuromuscular care.

Community Members Share Their Everyday Milestones

MDA community members share meaningful moments and everyday milestones from the past year.

Quest Media is an innovative adaptive lifestyle platform from MDA. With the power of this platform, we foster awareness and empowerment and have important conversations with experts, thought leaders, and members of the neuromuscular disease community about topics that matter to them and to the larger community of individuals with disabilities. 

QUEST PODCAST

The Quest podcast, proudly presented by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, is part of the Quest family of content. Hosted by Quest Editor-in-Chief, motivational speaker and writer Mindy Henderson.

Episode 59 – Redesigning the Day: Accessibility and Mindset Life Hacks with Jax Cowles

In this Quest Podcast episode, we chat with public speaker, consultant, and disability advocate, Jax Cowles. Jax shares an honest, thoughtful, and deeply creative conversation about daily life, independence, and problem-solving.  She opens up about how creativity and “life hacking” became essential tools rather than optional skills, and how small, low-cost adaptations can completely transform…

Episode 58- Wrapping Up 2025 with Ira and Lily

In this Quest Podcast episode, we chat with Muscular Dystrophy Association’s National Ambassadors, Lily S. and Ira Walker. Lily is a dedicated advocate finishing her first year as a National Ambassador. She  shares her journey, why she believes it is important to advocate for yourself and others, and what she has learned along the way….

Episode 57- Voices of Inclusion: Celebrating NDEAM with Disability:IN

October is National Disability Employment Month (NDEAM). In this month’s episode of the Quest podcast, we dive into accessibility and inclusion in the workforce with Russell Shaffer, Executive Vice President of Strategy & Programs at Disability:IN. Drawing on his lived experience of vision loss and his years of working in corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion,…