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Marlene Rabinovitch, MD, a pediatric cardiology physician at Stanford Children’s Health and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, will be honored for her life’s work and present the 2016 J. Burns Amberson Lecture at the American Thoracic Society (ATS)’s Annual Meeting, which will take place in San Francisco on May…

The use of a combination therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) “significantly” reduced the risk of clinical worsening compared to monotherapy in those responding to treatment, according to a recent meta-analysis published in the journal The Lancet, titled “Combination therapy versus monotherapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension:…

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals recently announced that its protease inhibitor ubenimex has been granted Orphan Medicinal Product designation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The company will soon begin a Phase 2 clinical trial testing ubenimex in this patient group. The EMA designation covers…

Pulmonary rehabilitation has been shown to significantly improve the quality of life of those affected by lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), or pulmonary hypertension (PH), a University of Kentucky news release reported. But what, exactly, is pulmonary rehabilitation? The American Association of…

Women with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are often sedentary, and the lack of daily activity results in physical and mental feelings of low energy, according to a study published in the journal Chest. The study, “Physical Activity and Symptoms in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension,” suggested that interventions to improve…

SoniVie recently announced that it has completed the first two procedures in an initial clinical trial evaluating TIVUS system (Therapeutic Intra-Vascular Ultrasound) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). TIVUS is a therapeutic catheter inserted into the pulmonary artery to selectively damage nerves associated with PAH disease activity, without touching vessel walls…

Team Phenomenal Hope, a nonprofit group composed of medical and athletic professionals that uses endurance sporting events to spread awareness about pulmonary hypertension (PH), has just returned from a seven-day trek along the Southern Alps, and is now planning its next lap in the journey against the disease. The team…

Actor and TV show host Terrence J. has been named celebrity ambassador for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA)’s 25th anniversary celebrations this year. Terrence J. has a fan base of nearly 2 million followers on Twitter, and by using social media to raise awareness and educate his fans about pulmonary hypertension (PH), he…

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced positive top-line results from a Phase 1a clinical trial of IW-1701, an investigational soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator that is part of the pharmacologically distinct library of sGC compounds discovered by Ironwood. An enzyme, sGC is crucial to the physiological control of blood flow, inflammation, and fibrosis.

This Monday, Feb. 29, marks Rare Disease Day 2016  and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is encouraging patients, caregivers, and their families to join in the social media campaign celebrating the PHA community’s successes in raising public awareness of this and other rare diseases, and in demanding better treatments and support.

Action Pharmaceuticals recently announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has released a positive opinion on the use of Uptravi (selexipag) for the treatment of patients with a diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Uptravi is an oral IP prostacyclin receptor agonist.

Increasing numbers of people in the United Kingdom are being treated for pulmonary hypertension, with a 21 percent increase in new referrals over the last five years, representing a jump t0 2,165 from 1,789 between 2010 and 2015, according to results from a national audit published by the Health and Social…