Despite federal law that continues to classify marijuana as illegal, many states have legalized marijuana for medical use and some states for recreational use.  The internet is full of impressive claims about the healing powers of marijuana and CBD oil and marijuana has become an enormous business that has moved from the street corner to the drug store. Fact and … [Read more...]

Good Health Starts with Good Decisions Some things in life are under our control and others are not.  Patients with PAH or any other lung disease already have impaired lung function. Avoiding further lung damage is crucial to your health.  You and your doctor are probably working at improving your PAH through medications that cost a fortune.  What else can you do to help … [Read more...]

  Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a very common problem.  Patients with this disorder experience repeated episodes of obstructing their airway when they sleep that culminates in transiently waking up from sleep.  In simple terms this means that they repeatedly choke themselves and wake up for a very short period of time.  Patients don't remember waking-up, as the … [Read more...]

Many patients with PAH become very focused on caring for that specific disease, and rightly so. After all, we ask that pulmonary hypertension patients become well versed in their disease and treatments and help educate other providers on this rare disease. Sometimes providers also become hyper-focused while treating PAH patients and put preventative testing on the back burner.  … [Read more...]

November is here and so is the respiratory virus season.  For patients with PAH and IPF this means that we have to worry about avoiding friends with respiratory symptoms (cough, runny nose, sneezing).  Protecting yourself also means getting a flu shot.  This is not a low priority item on your to do list.  Make it a top priority. Each year 36,000 Americans die from influenza … [Read more...]