🎉 BREAKING NEWS! #Duchenne #MuscularDystrophy is now included on the Recommended Newborn Screening Panel, making early diagnosis & care possible for newborns across the U.S. #NewbornScreening @MDAorg https://t.co/94BvkD1fEf @MDAorg

💪 We will continue to lead newborn screening efforts with the goal of ensuring that this recommendation is implemented effectively and equitably across all 50 states. https://t.co/mnGnyLxm40

Today marks a monumental victory for the #Duchenne community with the addition of Duchenne to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP). For more than a decade PPMD has been leading efforts for Duchenne #newbornscreening.

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Thanks to the generosity of John Owen’s Adventure, Gail & David Hofstein, the Alex Rezkalla Foundation, and other community members, your gift to help PPMD #HonorEveryJourney will be matched through midnight on 12/31! Give today and DOUBLE your impact! https://t.co/Klf8OleqdY

The Duchenne and Becker landscape is evolving rapidly, and guided by our promise to #HonorEveryJourney, PPMD is ensuring that every voice and everyone at every stage of the disease is represented in our progress. Learn more and give today:

For more than three decades, PPMD has been committed to bringing therapies closer to, and improving care for, every person living with #Duchenne and #Becker #musculardystrophy.

Anthropic’s latest model, Claude Opus 4.5 is now available in Microsoft Foundry. Microsoft Foundry offers the widest selection of advanced and frontier AI models of any cloud.

Today’s the day to have your gift DOUBLED for #GivingTuesday! Thanks to the Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne, every donation, up to $25,000, will be doubled, making your contribution TWICE as impactful for the #Duchenne and #Becker community. https://t.co/wzByDw7T1D

Calling all tweens ages 9–14 living with #Duchenne or #Becker! Join Pat Moeschen and the PAAC for a Halloween-themed evening of trivia, games, and laughs on October 21 from 6:30–7:30 PM ET. Register today and don’t miss the fun: https://t.co/mjMd2AeJVh

Recently @aviditybio announced a positive meeting with FDA regarding its upcoming BLA submission of del-zota. The timing has been updated to Q1 2026 to ensure the FDA receives additional data to support the chemistry, manufacturing, and controls package.

❗NEW from World Muscle Society 2025❗Catch up on sessions covering psychological care in neuromuscular diseases and advances in therapies and drug development, highlighting exciting progress in the delivery of dystrophin restoration therapies. Learn more:

PPMD is sharing updates from WMS in the coming days, starting with reflections from Pat Furlong on the event, PPMD’s attendance each year, and the role of the patient voice in these conversations. Hear from Pat and stay tuned for more updates from WMS:

Watch the recording for important information about how vaccines work, the role of vaccines in protecting lung health, and specific considerations for steroids, gene therapy, and clinical trials. Learn more:

The PPMD team was recently joined by three clinical experts, including an immunologist, a pulmonologist, and a neuromuscular neurologist, for a discussion on vaccines and vaccination considerations in individuals with dystrophinopathy.

Join PPMD on 10/16 at 1 PM ET for the first in our two-part #Becker #MuscularDystrophy webinar series! We'll introduce Becker, the role of genetic counseling, considerations related to family history and genetic variants, as well as available resources

Read PPMD’s Patrick Moeschen’s latest blog post to hear about his experience attending the event and speaking before representatives from countries around the world, raising awareness for our community and turning hope into action:

For World Duchenne Awareness Day #WDAD2025 commemorations, PPMD visited the United Nations in New York last week to attend the premiere of a community-produced global documentary, an evocative film that centers on families and their journeys with #Duchenne and #Becker.

We have long believed in the power of advocacy, innovation, and collaboration to advance research and care in #Duchenne, and we are proud to be long-standing partners of FED. We’re honored to sponsor this year’s event and help FED mark this milestone.

As we look forward to celebrating the 25th Annual Dining Away Duchenne event in Washington, DC, next week, PPMD congratulates our allies at the @DuchenneMD (FED), and Joel and Dana Wood on this momentous event and their dedication to this community.

PPMD Together: Charlotte is right around the corner and there’s still time to register to join us September 19-20 in the Queen City! Learn more about what you can expect and register today:

On #WDAD2025 and every day, we celebrate and say thank you to family members throughout our community for being there for all the small, big, joyous, and most challenging times. How does your family find and/or provide strength when life feels overwhelming?