• 226: An Interview With Dr. Vallerie McLoughlin, Director of the University of Michigan's Pulmonary Hypertension Program
    May 26 2026

    Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Vallerie McLoughlin, MD, director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, about results of a phase 3 trial for ralinepag to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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    9 mins
  • 225: An Interview With Craig Martin, Founder and CEO of the Orphan Therapeutics Accelerator
    May 18 2026

    Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Craig Martin, founder and CEO of the Orphan Therapeutics Accelerator (OTXL) — a nonprofit biotech dedicated to advancing shelved clinical-stage therapies for ultrarare diseases.

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    15 mins
  • 224: An Interview With Henriette Farkas, Director of the Hungarian Angioedema Reference Center in Budapest
    May 14 2026

    Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Henriette Farkas, MD, PhD, director of the Hungarian Angioedema Reference Center in Budapest, and a world expert on the treatment of HAE.

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    13 mins
  • 223: An Interview With Dr. Antón Blatnik on the Molecular Mechanisms Driving Neuromuscular Disease
    May 4 2026

    Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Antón Blatnik, PhD, who recently won a $150,000 grant from Cure SMA to study the molecular mechanisms that drive neuromuscular disease and gene expression.

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    11 mins
  • 222: An Interview With SMA Expert and Neurologist Dr. Kathryn Swoboda
    Apr 27 2026

    Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Kathryn Swoboda, MD, faculty emerita at Massachusetts General Hospital and a neurologist and rare disease specialist who's been working on SMA for nearly 30 years.

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    15 mins
  • 221: An Interview With Dutch Neurologist Ewout Groen of SMA Europe
    Apr 20 2026

    Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Dutch neurologist Ewout Groen, PhD, a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of SMA Europe.

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    9 mins
  • 220: An Interview With Dr. Jaime Moore on Obesity Medications and Neuromuscular Disease
    Apr 13 2026

    Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Jaime Moore, MD, about weight loss drugs—specifically the role of GLP-1 receptor agonists in treating children with neuromuscular diseases and obesity.

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    14 mins
  • 219: An Interview With Dr. Natalie Truba on the Psychological Aspects of Gene Therapy
    Apr 7 2026

    Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews pediatric psychologist Natalie Truba, PhD, on the psychological aspects of gene therapy in neuromuscular disease.

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    15 mins