There are exciting new developments in FSHD genetic testing. A new genetic test for FSHD is now being offered by PerkinElmer Genomics, a global company known for scientific and medical testing services. Other companies and groups are likely to follow suit. This is the first major innovation in FSHD genetic testing in nearly three decades… Read More »
Genetic testing for FSHD—a new frontier
ReDUX4 clinical trial update
In this video, Diego Cadavid, MD, Senior Vice President, Clinical Development, at Fulcrum Therapeutics provides an update on ReDUX4, the Phase 2b clinical trial currently underway testing the safety and efficacy of losmapimod to treat facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The company started recruiting volunteers for the trial in August of 2019 and completed enrollment in… Read More »
Tips and tricks: Pencil grips
If you’re hand grip has weakened, here’s a product that could be helpful. Originally designed to help children grip a pencil properly, these pencil grips are manufactured from soft silicone with perforations to keep your skin comfortable. The manufacturer states that this “pencil gripper can be used by children, adults or the old with arthritis… Read More »
Tips and Tricks – The IndeeLift
by Dani Liptak I get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. I take a step from my bed, reach for my walker, and instantly hit the floor with such force I knock the wind out of myself. My cat goes scurrying by, and I wishfully hope she is going to… Read More »
Finding a way to keep working
by Lynn Stevens, Bossier City, Louisiana About 10 years ago, the progression of FSHD on my body forced me to begin evaluating whether I should continue trying to work full-time or consider what was next for me. I couldn’t imagine sitting on the sidelines, as this was not in my DNA (pun intended). But after… Read More »
‘Eddie-mechanics’ was my secret to success
by Ed Barocas, Montclair, New Jersey In spring of 2019, I received two awards for my legal work, the New Jersey Law Journal’s Attorney of the Year Award, and the American Civil Liberties Union’s Roger Baldwin Award for a lifetime of defending civil liberties. The ceremonies were beautiful but bittersweet. I had announced my retirement… Read More »