02 Mar
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Experimental drug gives Bay Ridge boy hope

A Bay Ridge boy bravely battling a rare and deadly form of muscular dystrophy is finding new hope in an experimental drug he is taking as part of a clinical trial 3,000 miles from home.

Pietro Scarso, 6, suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disease that affects a patient’s motor skills and hampers the ability to breathe. Pietro and his parents, Manni Scarso, a broker of private jet sales… read full article >>