November is Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month, and anticipation is growing at the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). Starting Nov. 1, PHA will launch a month-long awareness campaign called “PHaces of Hope,” which will focus on the faces of those who bravely fight pulmonary hypertension (PH), showing how PH can affect individuals of any age, everywhere.
Medicare Open Enrollment runs from Tuesday, Oct. 15, through Saturday, Dec. 7. During this time, individuals with health insurance through Medicare can switch their existing coverage, including making changes from: One Medicare Part D (prescription drug) plan to another. Original Medicare (Parts A & B) to a Medicare Advantage Plan (Part C). Medicare Advantage
This Saturday, Oct. 12., the PHA on the Road education forum comes to the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel in Kansas City, Kan. The event will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PHA on the Road is a free educational event for those living with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and their loved ones to learn more about the disease
Throughout the month of May, the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) joined PH organizations around the world to celebrate World PH Day. During the month, the official website for the recognition day (WorldPHDay.org) received over 2.4K visitors. Pages on the website were viewed nearly 5,000 times with 85.4% of the traffic being new visitors. Social
On May 11, the 10th and final “RACE 2 CURE PH – Taylor Caffrey Memorial 5K Run/Walk” took place in Anaheim Hills, Calif., organized by Taylor’s parents, Shari and Michael Caffrey. “In a brief 4 ½ years, Taylor brought so much to our lives and touched so many people,” says Shari. Taylor was fondly
On May 5, the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) joined pulmonary hypertension (PH) organizations around the world in recognizing World PH Day. The goal of World PH Day is to put a spotlight on how PH affects individuals around the globe. This month, PHA’s The Right Heart blog will highlight stories by individuals from around
Dear PH Community, Esperanza, Hoffnung, xiwàng, verwachting, espérer! Different words around the globe convey the same meaning: HOPE! Just as there are many ways to express the same word, there are many pulmonary hypertension (PH) organizations worldwide sharing the same goals: to increase PH awareness, improve access to quality PH care and effective treatments
National Donate Life Month is coming to a close and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) thanks each of you for helping us spread far and wide the importance of organ donation. Through your active participation on social media, so far, our message has reached nearly 25,000 people on Facebook, made 9,922 impressions on Twitter,
“I do not want to just survive, I want to THRIVE,” says Mona Singh, a first-time participant and the top fundraiser as of this writing for the 2019 Northern California O2breathe Walk on Saturday, May 4, in the Great Meadow Park at Fort Mason in San Francisco. In a video presentation on her personal
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI’s) Division of Lung Diseases celebrated its 50th anniversary April 9 with an NIH Symposium on lung research followed by a reception at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. The anniversary’s theme is “Celebrating 50 Years of Progress in Pulmonary Science.” Staff from
