More than two years after the Government committed to adding SMA to newborn testing, families are still waiting ...
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular disease affecting specialized nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement, according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). It can ...
Jesy Nelson gave birth to her twin girls prematurely in May 2025 - now she's revealed her six-month-olds have been diagnosed with a life-changing illness ...
Jesy Nelson and her former fiancee Zion Foster have committed to co-parenting their twins, who have been diagnosed with ...
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What is spinal muscular atrophy?

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has shared the devastating news that her twin daughters, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster, have been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 1, a ...
"Monumental" is how Ashley E. Webb, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child & Adolescent Neurology Neuromuscular Program Director, UTHealth, University of Texas Health ...
British singer Jesy Nelson recently took to Instagram to share a devastating update about her 8-month-old twin daughters.
"Managing pain in patients with SMA begins with the recognition that there are predictable etiologies leading to pain in SMA and investigating them during each medical visit is important to implement ...
Singer Jesy Nelson has opened up sharing that her twin daughters have been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, but what is the condition?