Myasthenia gravis (MG) has been treatable for nearly 100 years. In 1934, the Scottish doctor Mary Broadfoot Walker, MD, discovered that the drug physostigmine improved muscle function in people with ...

The Neuromuscular Disease Center has a long history of providing excellent clinical care and research in myasthenia gravis. Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes muscle ...

Myasthenia gravis, or MG, is "a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and fatigue," says Hesterlee. It occurs "when a person’s immune system is essentially attacking ...

Myasthenia gravis can be a confusing condition, with symptoms that can come and go without much warning. You may wake up and feel fine. A few hours later, you could be so weak it’s hard to walk, see ...

As an athlete who knows her body, Seles said her symptoms were "very unusual." Tennis legend Monica Seles is sharing her diagnosis of a chronic neuromuscular condition to help shine a spotlight on the ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

The first study to use an RNA-based chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (rCAR-T) therapy in autoimmune disease showed people with generalized myasthenia gravis tolerated the treatment well and ...

Monica Seles first noticed the symptoms of myasthenia gravis — a neuromuscular autoimmune disease she discussed during a recent interview with The Associated Press — while she was swinging a racket ...

Positive topline results from two phase 3 trials reported this week may expand the treatment landscape for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), a rare autoimmune disease marked by debilitating muscle ...

While generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) is not hereditary, genetics may be involved. People are more likely to develop gMG if they have a family history of any autoimmune condition. Generalized ...