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There are thought to be less than 30 children suitable for the treatment which slows the progress of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The condition tragically has a life expectancy is just 26 years.
A national-level workshop on muscular dystrophy and related genetic disorders was held at the Integrated Muscular Dystrophy Rehabilitation Centre (IMDRC), Manav Mandir, in Kothon village.
When Araliyah Nikolovski struggled to walk or run like other kids at kindy, her mum thought she would improve. Then came a devastating diagnosis. Then two months ago, the Bridgeman Downs family ...
Deflazacort is a corticosteroid indicated for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients 5 years of age and older. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder ...
Microsoft founder and multibillionaire Bill Gates, 69, says each of his three children will receive less than 1% of his more than $100 billion fortune. "In my case, my kids got a great upbringing ...
Bill Gates isn’t leaving his children as much of his money as one might think. The Microsoft cofounder, who shares kids Jennifer, 28, Rory, 25, and Phoebe, 22, with ex-wife Melinda French ...
MAUI, Hawai'i (Island News) -- After spending nearly a year in rehabilitation on the mainland, loved ones of longtime Maui High School history teacher Aaron Kondo recently welcomed him back to the ...
From April 11 to 13, Duane Allen will undertake his fifth 4x4x48 Challenge — a demanding endurance feat involving running 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) every 4 hours for 48 hours — all to raise awareness ...
DMD is a devastating genetic condition that primarily affects boys. It causes relentless muscle breakdown, loss of mobility in early adolescence, and premature death. With no cure currently available, ...
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From April 2027, pensions will no longer be exempt from inheritance tax and – if they drag it over the £325,000 threshold – will be taxed at a rate of up to 40 per cent. An estimated 50,000 ...