Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disorder that inhibits communication between nerve cells and muscles, causing muscle weakness. It has no cure, but several treatment options can help improve ...

Myasthenia gravis updates from AANEM 2025 include efficacy data for efgartigimod, telitacicept, and gefurulimab, plus interim ...

Dr Katherine Ruzhansky reviews therapeutic advances that emphasize careful patient selection and individualized combination ...

At the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) annual meeting, Michael Hehir, MD, of the University of Vermont in Burlington, participated in a debate on ...

Jonathan Strober, MD, discusses the challenges of diagnosing pediatric myasthenia gravis, especially in seronegative cases, and the importance of antibody testing.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ announced that the European Commission has approved Imaavy (nipocalimab) as an add-on therapy for the ...

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 ...

The ongoing EPIC clinical trial is the first randomized head-to-head comparison of two neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn)-targeting treatments for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) in adults.

Mestinon (pyridostigmine bromide) is a brand-name drug that’s prescribed for myasthenia gravis. Mestinon comes as an oral tablet, extended-release oral tablet, and oral solution. The dosage can vary ...

Zilucoplan, a peptide inhibitor under investigation for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis in adults, was found to be well tolerated in a phase 3 trial. Myasthenia gravis is a rare ...

Nipocalimab is the first FcRn blocker approved in both adult and adolescent gMG patients aged 12 and older who are anti-AChR or anti-MuSK antibody-positive In the pivotal Phase 3 Vivacity-MG3 and ...

Developing safe and sustainable exercise habits is important, especially when you live with a condition like myasthenia gravis. Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune condition that causes weakness in the ...