Here are the main topics covered in this issue of emPHAsis (Issue Two, 2026):
Cover feature / Special
- Using AI for health advice (6-page special) — perspectives from a sociologist, a pulmonary hypertension doctor, and a psychologist, plus PHA UK members’ experiences
- An Asian adventure with pulmonary hypertension — cover star Tess’s trip of a lifetime
News and research
- Sotatercept (Winrevair) approval on the National Health Service (NHS)
- Sotatercept and the heart study (Royal Free Hospital)
- Study putting patients at the centre of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) service development (with Royal Papworth)
- Flolan discontinuation
- Research pipeline updates (sleep study, emPHasis-10)
- National Pulmonary Hypertension Service Conference
Personal stories
- “I feel remarkably fortunate to have had such great care” – Iain Mayo (Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary EndArterectomy (PEA) surgery
- “More than just a mountain” – Jayne’s climb of Mount Snowdon
- “Strength, setbacks, and starting again” – Shopia’s Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension journey
- “Pulmonary Hypertension has shaped the person I am today” – Bendjaada Rim (Algeria)
People and professionals
- Behind the job title: Jarell Martinez (Royal Brompton)
- A new chapter for Rachel Crackett (retiring nurse, Freeman Hospital)
- Four decades of care: Dr Joanna Pepke-Zaba (Royal Papworth)
Everyday life with PH
- Staycations/vacations and travel with Pulmonary Hypertension, recommended travel insurers
- Managing medicines in hot weather
- Oxygen therapy (Project O2, Raya’s column, Cathy Gavin’s experience)
Regular sections
- Upfront (news and musings)
- Your letters
- Kids Corner (Coco’s column, interview with GOSH nurse Tizzy)
- #TeamPH (fundraising)
- New initiative “Between Us” on intimacy, sexuality and relationships in pulmonary hypertension
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