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This year’s Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) Philadelphia O2breathe Walk is a virtual celebration of the PH community’s fundraising efforts. Join us online at 11 a.m. EDT Saturday for live team recognition, inspirational messages and interactive engagement.
If you’re a member of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA), the latest issue of Pathlight should have arrived in your mail. The August issue of PHA’s quarterly magazine addresses “PH in a Pandemic,” research breakthroughs and inspirational stories from people with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and their loved ones.
Do you live in an area affected by recent wildfires, hurricanes or other emergency situations? How did the disaster affect your pulmonary hypertension (PH)? Let the PH community know how you’re managing and what precautions you took. Share your experience in the Pulmonary Hypertension Association’s Right Heart Blog.
PHA board member Nicole Creech is helping raise awareness this month for sickle cell disease. Nicole, of Lexington, Kentucky is part of a campaign to encourage African American and Hispanic people to donate blood during Sickle Cell Awareness Month.
People with pulmonary hypertension (PH) are vulnerable to the effects of hazardous air quality. Pulmonologist Wayne Strauss, M.D., Ph.D., offers tips to reduce the risks of particulate-matter exposure.
The scoring system for allocating donor lungs is under review. You can weigh in on how donor lungs are distributed by taking a 10- to 15-minute survey from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) encourages people with pulmonary hypertension, their loved ones and health care teams to participate.
Does your employer have a matching gift program? If so, you can double your contribution to the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA). Depending on the employer, you might be eligible to provide twice the support for the pulmonary hypertension (PH) community, whether you’re an employee, spouse of an employee or retiree.
Nick Simons ran 25 to 30 miles a week until 2008. A particularly disappointing run led to a doctor’s visit, tests and a pulmonary hypertension (PH) diagnosis. Eventually, he started contributing to the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) through payroll deductions.
Essential social support during the COVID-19 pandemic is possible thanks to the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA)’s eight Facebook groups. Pam Kehoe of Wisconsin, who joined the CTEPH group after her diagnosis, shares how the group provides her with a supportive space to exchange stories, news and concerns.
As a new school year begins amid the COVID-19 pandemic, deciding whether to send children back to the classroom can be difficult. Three pediatric pulmonary hypertension (PH) specialists share considerations to help you decide what’s best for your child.
