“Pulmonary arterial hypertension and COVID-19: piecing the puzzle”, Respiratory Medicine and Research, November 2023

A recent article titled “Pulmonary arterial hypertension and COVID-19: piecing the puzzle”, published in Respiratory Medicine and Research, summarises the existing literature on the clinical presentation of COVID-19 in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, focusing on shared pathobiology, clinical outcomes, potential treatment strategies, and the need for further research in understanding and managing these conditions. […]

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COVID-19 vaccine response in solid organ transplant recipients: results from ORCHESTRA cohort study

To date, several reports have underlined low rates of antibody response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. According to the authors of an article titled “Evaluation of the Kinetics of Antibody Response to COVID-19 Vaccine in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: The Prospective Multicenter ORCHESTRA Cohort” (1) previous studies assessing the antibody

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European Respiratory Society (ERS) web event on “Living with rare respiratory diseases through the COVID-19 pandemic”

This live online discussion organised by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) was held on March 23, 2022, and focused on the experiences and learnings of specialists and patients in the fields of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis ,since the emergence of COVID-19. ERS President Elect Professor Marc Humbert and European Respiratory

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“What’s next for digital health after COVID-19?”, MedTech Views

What’s next for digital health after COVID-19? Here is an interesting article from MedTechViews by Naveed Khan, Director of Commercial and Business Development/Digital Health at Biotronik. The author says there is no doubt the pandemic has accelerated digital health but, for new innovations to truly work for both physicians and patients, help is needed to

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An international patient survey on the care for pulmonary hypertension patients during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, May 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many health care systems suspended their non-urgent activities. Pulmonary Hypertension patients were subjected to the same rules as other patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, with no prioritised care despite their rare and severe condition. A consortium composed of pulmonary hypertension patient associations and scientific societies was created to launch the PH-CARE-COVID survey,

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Joint statement on the need for improved protection and prevention for immunocompromised patients in the context the COVID-19 pandemic, European Society for Organ Transplant (ESOT)

On June 15, 2022 the European Society for Organ Transplant (ESOT), issued a joint statement together with the European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA), European Cancer Patients Coalition (ECPC) and Union Therapeutics calling on the European Commission, Parliament, and the Council to fully integrate the systematic protection of immunocompromised patients in their response and preparedness efforts

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May 20, 2022 EURORDIS live webinar on equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for vulnerable populations. Recording now available

In case you missed the European Organisation for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS)’s live event on equity in access to COVID-19 vaccines you can listen to the presentations by top vaccine expert Francois Houÿez and EURORDIS CEO Yann Le Cam on the EURORDIS YouTube channel at this link

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