Finding a Diagnosis

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How One Family’s Myasthenia Gravis Journey is Helping Others

By Rebecca Hume | June 9, 2023
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Talking About a Diagnosis Is a Personal Decision

By Cheryl Alkon | May 18, 2023
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Learning to Manage the Grief of a Progressive Disease

By Barbara and Jim Twardowski, RN | May 18, 2023
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Understanding Nutrition and Metabolic Disease

By MDA Staff | May 17, 2023
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Why Is It So Hard to Get a Diagnosis?

By Shaila Wunderlich | May 11, 2023
Motor neuron connecting to muscle fiber, 3D illustration. A neuromuscular junction allows the motor neuron to transmit a signal to the muscle causing contraction. It is affected by toxins and diseases
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Simply Stated: Research Updates in Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy (EDMD)

By Sujatha Gurunathan | April 28, 2023
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Simply Stated: Elevated Enzymes

By Sharon Hesterlee, Evrim Atas, and Angela Lek | April 6, 2023
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Simply Stated: Research Updates in Pompe Disease

By Sujatha Gurunathan | March 29, 2023
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MDA Peer Connections Program Creates Lasting Friendships

By Sara, Care Specialist | March 24, 2023
3d rendered image shown neuromuscular junction, where nerve end splits into several neural end plates on different muscle cells.
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Simply Stated: Research Updates in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)

By Sujatha Gurunathan | February 28, 2023