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It Takes A Village…or an Online Facebook Community
Our patient Partner and Vascular Cures’ board member, Steve Hamburger, founded a Facebook Community PAD support group that has grown to over 400+ members. Reflecting on the past few months, Steve shares the following about his journey as a
Why Walking is So Important When It Comes to PAD
As people develop PAD symptoms or are diagnosed with PAD, they will probably hear they need to walk more. Yet walking can sometimes feel harder when you have PAD. The pain and discomfort that PAD patients experience is due to their legs and toes not getting enough blood and oxygen because of blockages in the legs’ arteries.
Vascular Cures Wins Award in 2022 National Health Information Awards Program
Vascular Cures was selected as a winner in the 29th annual National Health Information Awards℠. This program recognizes the nation’s best consumer health information programs and materials.
My Experience with Transgender Healthcare
A Patient Blogpost by Asher, Vascular Cures Patient Partner :
Have you ever been called the wrong name or been mistakenly labeled as the opposite sex?
Sign Up for the 2022 Steps for PAD Virtual Run/Walk/Ride/Roll Challenge!
The Steps for PAD Challenge is a run/walk/activity challenge that promotes vascular health while raising awareness for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD). This is our third annual event during Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month! Challenge yourself to walk, run,...
Dr. Tammy Nguyen Announced as 2022 Wylie Scholar
Vascular Cures is pleased to announce that Tammy T. Nguyen MD PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Massachusetts, is the 2022 Wylie Scholar.
Two important papers published on Patient-Reported Outcomes in PAD & CLTI
To help improve the use of PROMS in PAD, Vascular Cures created the PROM-PAD Working Group. The 2019 kickoff meeting of this group in the nation’s capital brought together a multi-disciplinary group of clinical experts, scientists, governmental and industry...
The Importance of a Second (and third, and fourth, and fifth) Opinion
A Patient Blogpost by Bill, Vascular Cures Patient Partner :
I was diagnosed with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) by my primary care provider some ten years ago. Having never heard of this disease before, the first thing I did when I got home was Google it.
2022 Health Equity Grants
2022 Health Equity Grants Vascular Cures Health Equity Grants are designed to fund collaborative 1-2 year projects that address inequity in vascular care and research. Two 2022 grants have been awarded to two teams of established clinician-scientists at leading...
Vascular Cures Announces Chief Executive Officer Opportunity
Vascular Cures, an entrepreneurial, national healthcare non-profit, is looking for our next leader who will continue our mission of improving the lives of the millions of people living with vascular diseases. Our Chief Executive Officer Opportunity Profile is now live...