Category: Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

Society of Thoracic Surgeons Appoints New CEO

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) appointed Justine Varieur Turco as its CEO and executive director, effective August 31, 2026.

Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

High Accuracy for Robotic Lung Biopsy Imaging

The MATCH 2 study reported a 96.7% overall diagnostic yield for peripheral lung nodules when using robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (RAB) with integrated imaging.

Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

Dreaming Under Anesthesia Improved Patient Surgical Experience

A new five-step anesthesia protocol increased the likelihood of positive dreams, which may help reduce patient fear and improve emotional recovery after surgery.

Pulmonary Hypertension

New Data on Inhaled Treprostinil for IPF

Data from clinical trials investigating treatments for pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary fibrosis will be highlighted at ATS 2026.

Pulmonary Embolism

Ai Matches Radiologists in Detecting Pulmonary Embolism

A study of more than 32,000 CTPA scans found that artificial intelligence and physicians agreed on pulmonary embolism results nearly 98% of the time, though human review caught cases the software missed.

Thoracic Surgery

Delirium Screening, Fall Prevention, Pneumonia Prevention Improve Post-Surgical Outcomes

Implementing specific protocols for older surgical patients can reduce complications such as delirium, falls, and pneumonia.

Lung Cancer

New CRISPR Can Shred Infected Cells’ DNA

Researchers have developed a new form of CRISPR technology that destroys harmful cells instead of editing their genes, while leaving healthy tissue untouched.