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Heat, Haze & Helpful Hints
Yesterday, Colin Van De Wetering, a Registered Respiratory Therapist and Certified Respiratory Educator, joined our Monthly Meet-Up to...

PHA Canada
Aug 62 min read
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Non-oral therapies burden PAH patients
This study looked at the challenges and impacts of non-oral treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), beyond those caused by...
Robyn Kalda
Aug 41 min read
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How much is too much? New guidelines released for determining excessive drug pricing
For years, PHA Canada has been working to ensure that the drug approval process in Canada meets the needs of our pulmonary hypertension...

PHA Canada
Jul 252 min read
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Global report warns of dangerous gaps in respiratory health awareness and research
For Immediate Release  Global report warns of dangerous gaps in respiratory health awareness and research Authors urge for action plan...

PHA Canada
Jul 213 min read
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Early dual treatment helps late-diagnosed PAH patients catch up
Early use of dual therapy helps newly-diagnosed pulmonary arterial hypertension patients do as well as patients six months past...
Robyn Kalda
Jul 211 min read
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Good news: treatments have significantly increased five-year survival for CTEPH
Since the 1980s, treatment options for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) have increased. This study...
Robyn Kalda
Jul 181 min read
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10 Calls to Action for improving care for adult patients living with pulmonary hypertension
The Pulmonary Hypertension Global Patient Survey  (PHGPS), the largest survey to date to explore the perspectives of patients with PH at...

PHA Canada
Jul 172 min read
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Items that make living with pulmonary hypertension easier
Here are a few things that the Canadian PHriends Facebook group members found make their lives easier. Around the house Air conditioning...

PHA Canada
Jul 171 min read
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Hymecromone clinical trial is cautiously positive
A very small (16 patients) phase 2a clinical trial for pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD) looked...
Robyn Kalda
Jul 71 min read
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Meth-associated PAH care gaps: closing the divide
We know methamphetamine use is associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), but this population's care needs haven't been...
Robyn Kalda
Jun 231 min read
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Canada Disability Benefit applications open this week
Applications for the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) open this week. If you're eligible for the Disability Tax Credit and you (and your...
PHA Canada
Jun 171 min read
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Honouring Andrew Barfoot: A Day of Community, Kindness, and Legacy
On a beautiful June day filled with sunshine and warmth, our community gathered for a special fundraiser in honour of Andrew Barfoot....
Sherry Foster
Jun 102 min read
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IV selexipag can be used as a bridging therapy
Pulmonary arterial hypertension patients who take selexipag normally take it orally (as a pill). Sometimes, though, this is temporarily...
PHA Canada
Jun 91 min read
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Quick Facts: What is Yutrepia?
What it is Yutrepia is a new drug: an inhaled form of treprostinil, a prostacyclin analogue. It was just approved by the Food and Drug...
PHA Canada
Jun 31 min read
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From Diagnosis to Advocacy: Heather’s PAH Journey
I was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in June 2024. In hindsight, knowing the symptoms as I do now, I might have had...
PHA Canada
May 292 min read
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Quick facts: Why was the ZENITH sotatercept study stopped?
The ZENITH study looked at some of the sickest pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients—those labelled as functional class 3...
PHA Canada
May 282 min read
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There's no health without mental health
"A person's mental health significantly influences how they experience pain and suffering associated with chronic disease. It's essential...
PHA Canada
May 272 min read
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What's the Canada Disability Benefit?
We asked Liss Cairns, Program Manager at Plan Institute, some questions about the Disability Tax Credit and the new Canada Disability...
PHA Canada
May 271 min read
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Speaking for Candice: A Mother’s Plea for PAH Patients
Hello. My name is Denise Rumbolt and I’d like to tell you about my daughter, Candice. Like any mother, I’ll tell you she’s beautiful,...
PHA Canada
May 262 min read
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Prostacyclin analogues for CTEPH?
This systemic review summarized the data from six studies that examined whether prostacyclin analogues are safe and useful when used to...
PHA Canada
May 261 min read
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