The comedian, who died Tuesday at 67, was dealing with "a very specific, rare genetic disorder," cardiologist Dr. Jennifer Haythe tells PEOPLE Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, ...

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, shown in a 2016 photo, died on Tuesday, April 12, from recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II. Scott Roth Scott Roth/Invision/AP Comedian ...

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 incurs high healthcare costs, driven by age and comorbidities like cardiac and respiratory issues. Early detection and integrated management of multisystemic complications ...

Myotonic dystrophy 2 (DM2) is a form of muscular dystrophy, a disease that leads to progressive muscle degeneration. It is caused by the expansion of a repetitive DNA sequence containing multiple CCTG ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

Gilbert Gottfried’s family is asking for the late celebrity's fans to show their support by donating money for research of the disease that took his life. On Wednesday, a tweet shared from the ...

Of these 94 patients, 46 agreed to have a total of 214 repeat examinations over follow-up periods up to 13 years (mean, 6.4±3.5 SD). (Additionally, patients who could or would not be re-examined were ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Myotonic Dystrophy - Pipeline Insight, 2023" drug pipelines has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The "Myotonic Dystrophy - Pipeline Insight, 2023" report ...

Myotonic dystrophy is one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy. It is a genetic condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and wasting. No treatments currently exist that slow the ...

An increase in research and development (R&D) activities in myotonic dystrophy is expected to drive market growth by enhancing the understanding of the disease, accelerating drug discovery, and ...

On Tuesday, Gilbert Gottfried's family shared the sad news that the comedian had died at age 67 after a "long illness." Gottfried, who famously voiced Iago in Disney's 1992 classic Aladdin, had been ...