January 18, 2022

How does spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) impact the mental health of children and young adults? A recent cross-sectional study published in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases sought to answer this question and determine the prevalence and possible contributing factors of anxiety and depression in school-age patients with SMA. The study included over 150 participants ages 8...

Flu infections are increasing in the U.S., and so is the likelihood of co-infection of influenza and COVID-19. The newly coined term “flurona” has trended across social media, with many patients under the false impression that flurona is a new variant of COVID-19. Flurona is precisely what it sounds like: having flu and coronavirus at...