Sleep Apnea Researcher Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The recipient was lauded as “one of the most productive scholars in the world over the past several decades.”
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ATS Announces 2024 Respiratory Health Award Recipients
Awardees will be formally recognized for their contributions to the field at the ATS 2024 International Conference.
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ATS and Lung Association ‘Disappointed’ by EPA’s Ozone Review Decision
The American Lung Association says EPA's decision means the public will now have to “wait years” for a stronger national limit on ozone.
ATS: Race, Ethnicity Should Not Be Factors in Spirometry Interpretation
The ATS says race and ethnicity should no longer be considered in spirometry interpretation, citing scientific evidence that shows superiority of a race-neutral approach to PFT interpretation.
Read MoreACCP Recommends Removal of OTC Epinephrine for Asthma
The association joins other medical organizations in emphasizing the hazards of over-the-counter availability of inhaled epinephrine products for the treatment of asthma.
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ATS Seeks to Improve Adult Immunization Rates
The American Thoracic Society is partnering with three health systems in the US to improve adult vaccination rates.
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World COPD Day 2022: ‘Your Lungs for Life’
Nov 16 is World COPD Day, the annual global initiative to raise awareness and present new knowledge and novel therapeutic strategies for COPD.
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On World Lung Cancer Day, A Push for Early Screenings
Each year on August 1st, the global respiratory community recognizes World Lung Cancer Day as a way to increase awareness and resources to fight the disease that accounts for 1-in-4 cancer deaths.
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World No Tobacco Day: The Environmental Impact of Smoking
On World No Tobacco Day, May 31, international lung health groups are raising concerns over Big Tobacco’s impact on environmental health and ultimately lung health.
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Clinical Practice Guidelines Issued
Updated clinical practice guidelines from ATS/ERS cover idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and address progressive pulmonary fibrosis in patients with interstitial lung diseases other than IPF.
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Closing Gaps in Asthma Care on World Asthma Day 2022
May 3 is World Asthma Day 2022 and international respiratory communities are being asked to work together to close the gaps in asthma care.
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FDA to End Sale of Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars
The US FDA has proposed to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in cigars.
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Eliminating Tuberculosis on World TB Day 2022
In support of World TB Day, March 24, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies is calling on the tuberculosis community to embrace evidence-based innovation to end TB.
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ATS/ERS PFT Standards Updated
The ATS and ERS have updated their pulmonary function tests technical standard series to address the uncertainty around the interpretation of tests.
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Improving Diversity in Respiratory Care
ATS, ALA, and Chest will provide $420,000 to sponsor a scholar in pulmonary and critical care medicine in the prestigious Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program. Applications are accepted until March 16, 2022.
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