World’s costliest injection not enough to save Vedika; 1-year-old girl loses battle to spinal muscular atrophy

One-year-old Vedika Sourabh Shinde, whose deteriorating health condition due to a genetic disorder had drawn worldwide support, passed away Sunday evening at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune. Vedika was suffering from spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disease affecting the central nervous system and…