Lewis Michie

1 week ago | news.stv.tv | Lewis Michie

Boys across Scotland diagnosed with a rare genetic muscle wasting disease have begun to receive a “game-changing” drug which could slow the devastating impacts of the condition. Families have been campaigning for access to a treatment called Givinostat, which can ease progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy by months or even years. STV News has been meeting two youngsters who live with Duchenne. STV News is now on WhatsAppGet all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News

1 week ago | news.stv.tv | Lewis Michie |Kevin Scott

Families of children living with a progressive muscle-wasting condition have welcomed the roll-out of a new drug that could slow the impact of the disease. They have been fighting for months to gain access to medication for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), which is found almost exclusively in boys. The condition has a massive impact on mobility and eventually begins to affect a patient’s organs. The average life expectancy for someone with Duchenne is roughly 29 years.

1 week ago | news.stv.tv | Lewis Michie

A ten-year-old boy from Angus diagnosed with a rare genetic muscle wasting disease is one of the first to receive a ‘game-changing’ drug that could slow the devastating impacts of the condition. Riley McDonald’s family have been campaigning for access to a treatment called Givinostat, which can slow Duchenne muscular dystrophy by months or even years.

2 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Lewis Michie

Staff at the University of Edinburgh have voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of industrial action over plans to cut £140m from its budget. Members of the institution’s largest union have indicated they’re willing to go on strike or undertake a marking and assessment boycott amid demands compulsory redundancies are ruled out.

2 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Lewis Michie |Gianni Marini

A dad has spoken about the “brutal journey” of being diagnosed with a life-long illness as a child, to facing the struggles of being unable to conceive. When Mark Wright was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease he was in the middle of high school, aged 15, he didn’t have a clue what it was. The inflammatory bowel disease can present itself with symptoms like diarrhoea, stomach pain, ulcers and fatigue. It affects more than 500,000 people in the UK and there is no known cure.