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I'm Aware That I'm Rare: the phaware® podcast

A new podcast series devoted to raising global pulmonary hypertension awareness with dynamic stories from PH patients, caregivers and medical professionals from around the world. New Episodes every Tuesday!

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Sherry Rouse - phaware® interview 568

Apr 15, 2026

She Was Prepared for Breast Cancer Not for a Rare, Incurable Disease

At 30, Sherry Rouse went in for a breast cancer screening. What doctors found instead wasn’t cancer, but was something far rarer, and potentially fatal: idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension Sherry recounts the emotional rollercoaster of being...


Apr 14, 2026

She Was Prepared for Breast Cancer Not for a Rare, Incurable Disease

At 30, Sherry Rouse went in for a breast cancer screening. What doctors found instead wasn’t cancer, but was something far rarer, and potentially fatal: idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension Sherry recounts the emotional rollercoaster of being...


Nicholas Kolaitis, MD - phaware® interview 567

Apr 8, 2026

The Insurance Plan You Never Knew You Needed

What does a lung transplant have in common with car insurance? More than you'd think. Dr. Nicholas Kolaitis shares why seeing a transplant team early, even if you’re stable, can help protect your future.

I'm Nicholas Kolaitis from the University of California,...


Apr 7, 2026

The Insurance Plan You Never Knew You Needed

What does a lung transplant have in common with car insurance? More than you'd think. Dr. Nicholas Kolaitis shares why seeing a transplant team early, even if you’re stable, can help protect your future.

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Lala Juarez - phaware® interview 566

Apr 1, 2026

The Most Dangerous Phrase in Rare Disease: “You Look Fine.”

My name is Lala Juarez. I am a support group leader for Northern Utah. I’m also a patient. I was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension in 2015. I had two years of being undiagnosed through, as a lot of patients know, like asthma,...