
#101: Interview with John Milligan, Asuragen Scientist & SMA Testing Expert
In this episode, host Kevin Schaefer talks with John Milligan from Austin, Texas. John is a Senior Manager in RND at Asuragen, a biotechnology company. They chat about the state of SMA testing, newbor...
1 Mars 202228min

SMA Screening Now Available to 87% of Newborns in US & Olympics Lacked Disability Representation
SMA News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses how screening for spinal muscular atrophy is now available to 87% of all newborns in the United States, according to Cure SMA. After...
23 Feb 20227min

Evrysdi for Infants Under 2 Months Old Given FDA Priority Review & Adapting to a New Wheelchair
SMA News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses how the FDA is reviewing a request that the use of Evrysdi, an oral and at-home SMA treatment, be extended to pre-symptomatic babies....
16 Feb 202210min

#100: Interview with Gabrielle Runyon, College Student with SMA and Disability Advocate
In episode 100, host Kevin Schaefer talks with Gabrielle Runyon (she/her) from Louisville, Kentucky. Gabrielle is a sophomore at the University of Louisville, studying psychology. She talks about grow...
15 Feb 202238min

#99: SMA and Motherhood
In episode 99, host Kevin Schaefer talks with two mothers from the SMA community. Trudy Citovic lives in Oregon, and her daughter Alina has SMA. As an advocate for newborn screenings, she talks abou...
1 Feb 20221h 2min

Spine Surgery Effective in SMA Type 1 Children & Mentally Preparing For Surgery
SMA News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses how surgery to correct kyphoscoliosis — an abnormal curvature of the spine found in children with SMA type 1 — also allows Spinraza t...
27 Jan 202211min

Wheelchair Hockey Linked to Physical, Psychological Gains & Preserving Privacy When Living with SMA
SMA News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, reads an article about how men with spinal muscular atrophy or Duchenne muscular dystrophy who played wheelchair hockey showed quality of life ...
24 Jan 202210min

Scholar Rock Shares Design of Phase 3 Trial Testing of Apitegromab & Staying Organized With SMA
SMA News Today’s multimedia associate, Price Wooldridge, discusses Scholar Rock's global apitegromab trial, likely to open next year, will test its muscle-directed therapy in type 2 and 3 patients age...
20 Jan 202212min






















