According to a story from radio.wpsu.org, soprano singer Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick recently passed away at the young age of 35 because of pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare condition of increased…
According to a story from Pulmonary Hypertension News, the drug developer United Therapeutics recently issued a statement in which the company announced that it was ceasing the development of esuberaprost…
According to a story from Euroinvestor, the drug development company Resverlogix Corp. recently announced that it has received the necessary $2.9 million in funding for a Phase 2 clinical trial…
What is Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension? Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare form of high blood pressure. Normal blood pressure is around 14 mm HG at rest. Someone with PAH…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the biopharmaceutical company Complexa, Inc. recently announced that it has dosed the first patient in its Phase 2 clinical trial which is testing the…
Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a rare disease that causes the skin to thicken and form into scar tissue. It can affect various parts of the body including the gastrointestinal track,…
According to a story from BioSpace, the biopharmaceutical company Liquidia Technologies, Inc., has recently released interim safety data for its open label Phase 3 clinical trial testing LIQ861. This data…
According to an article published by Medical Xpress, Imperial College London has, with the assistance of a number of institutions from around the world, assembled the world's largest yet genetic…
According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biopharmaceutical company PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals has recently announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2b clinical trial of the company's…
The Patient Advocate Foundation has recently begun to expand the reach of its popular Co-Pay Relief program. The Co-Pay Relief program is designed to provide financial assistance to qualifying patients.…
According to a story from MD Magazine, researchers are using real-world studies, outside of the controls found in the clinical setting, to trace the impacts of multiple recently approved therapies…
According to a story from Compelo, the medical technology company LivaNova is kicking off an international trial that will assess the use of autonomic regulation therapy as a treatment for…
According to a story from Reuters, a recent study found that mild exercise, such as walking, can significantly reduce the risk of heart failure in older, postmenopausal women. This large…
According to a story from BioSpace, Martin Pharmaceuticals' Livantra appears to be on something of a roll. Earlier in the year, the drug received Orphan Drug designation for the treating…
According to a story from PR Newswire, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved the New Drug Application for an innovative new delivery system for Remodulin, a therapy that…
According to a story from Pulmonary Hypertension News, It has been three years since Miloš Lazić had is first encounter with pulmonary arterial hypertension. As an active member of Serbia's…
According to a story from PharmaTimes, the pulmonary arterial hypertension drug selexipag, developed by Actelion, was unable to make the cut to obtain coverage on the NHS in England. The…
“It’s a literal miracle every time I sing,” says Charity Tilleman-Dick. Charity is an opera singer that reaches the top of the charts. That’s miraculous enough for most us. Charity,…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the biopharmaceutical company Acceleron Pharma, Inc., recently announced that the Phase 2 trial for its proprietary, investigational product sotatercept. The medication is in development…
Have you been told that you had to stop doing your passion in life because of your rare disease? This is the story of opera lover, Charity Tillemann-Dick. Her life…
Jenna Lowe is an organ donor and social activist and before she died, she created a legacy that would live on in the rare disease community and save lives. She…
November is Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness month, and this year the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) has launched a special, nation-wide campaign to raise awareness for the disease called The Right Heart. Pulmonary…
How can you inspire the world to be more heart-healthy--even if you have a rare disease such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)? That's the mission of this year's World Heart…
Time is running out to register for #PHAontheRoad in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Sept. 9th at the Hyatt Regency Pittsburgh International Airport hotel. This is the @PulmonaryHypertensionAssociation’s last “on the road”…
If you're a patient of rare disease, it's nice to know that there are medical professionals out there fighting for you. Check out what's happening in the professional world of…
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