muscular dystrophy

disability
The Mild Eugenic Undertones of Asking 'What's Wrong With You?'
This time, it's a baby boomer asking in 7-Eleven. He's pointing to my leg braces.
Alistair Baldwin
10.3.17
Health
The FDA Might Pull The Only Treatment for a Rare Form of Muscular Dystrophy
The disease is so severe that most people with it don't live past their 20s.
Annamarya Scaccia
4.12.17
Health
What It's Like to be a Disabled Refugee
Three stories from the camps in Greece.
Stav Dimitropoulos
12.19.16

Tech
Why CRISPR Never Could Have Come Out of Silicon Valley
Motherboard caught up with Jennifer Doudna at the Gairdner Awards in Toronto, where she’s being honoured as a pioneer of the gene editing technology.
Paul Tadich
10.28.16
Tech
CRISPR Technique Could ‘Turn Off’ Muscular Dystrophy Gene, Study Says
The corrected DNA could be inherited by subsequent generations of cells.
Melissa Cronin
11.13.15
Neither Big nor Easy
Remembering New Orleans's Funniest Disability Advocate
Jonah Bascle wasn't just a beloved comedian—he was an artist, an activist, and a rabble-rouser whose work advocating for wheelchair access should be remembered just as much as his jokes.
Michael Patrick Welch
12.10.14

Entertainment
Henrik Silvius's Clothes Will Turn You into a Superhero
Last we heard, he was a fashion blogger and muscular dystrophy sufferer, receiving 24-hour care. He's now a menswear designer, and we caught up with him ahead of his first runway show.
Sol Marinozzi
8.11.14