A Japanese study examined whether selexipag side effects were associated with hemodynamic responses and found that headaches might be associated with treatment responsiveness and a better prognosis through mPAP reduction. Read the Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease article

Preference for shared decision-making was nearly universal among patients and clinicians. However, priorities differed significantly. Patients more frequently emphasized quality of life (81% vs. 54%) and efficacy of therapy (42% vs. 29%), whereas clinicians prioritized risk of disease progression (67% vs. 30%). Although 92% of clinicians reported eliciting patient values, only 75% of patients perceived that this occurred. There is a discordance in treatment priorities between patients and...

"Drawing on decades of patient advocacy, two women living with the rare condition Congenital Melanocytic Naevus argue that lived experience must shape research from the outset, and discuss how genuine patient-researcher partnership transforms science, care and identity." Read the PLOS Medicine article