Global Respiratory Societies Mark World Bronchiectasis Day 2026
On July 1, international organizations aim to increase awareness and research for bronchiectasis to improve patient outcomes and healthcare access.
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Global Respiratory Societies Mark World Bronchiectasis Day 2026
On July 1, international organizations aim to increase awareness and research for bronchiectasis to improve patient outcomes and healthcare access.
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ATS Reports Urgent Need for Anti-inflammatory Inhaler Access
On World Asthma Day 2026, the American Thoracic Society and the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) issued a call to action for universal access to anti-inflammatory inhalers.
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Appropriate COPD Diagnosis Holds Significant Public Health Impact
There are many factors that can lead to inappropriate or missed COPD diagnosis, including patient-, healthcare system-, and provider-related factors.
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World COPD Day Targets Early Accurate Diagnosis
On World COPD Day, November 19, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease is drawing attention to the importance of correctly diagnosing COPD earlier.
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Pneumonia Remains Leading Cause of Child Mortality
On World Pneumonia Day 2025, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies calls for immediate action to prevent childhood pneumonia, which killed an estimated 610,000 children under age 5 in 2023.
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World Lung Day 2025: Healthy Lungs, Healthy Life
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies is marking World Lung Day on September 25th by promoting global lung health.
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July 1: World Bronchiectasis Day Aims to Improve Early Detection
July 1, 2025 marks the fourth year of World Bronchiectasis Day, which was established in 2022 to raise awareness of bronchiectasis, a chronic lung disease with increasing prevalence globally.
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Respiratory Organizations Warn Youth on Dangers of Novel Tobacco Products
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) is calling out Big Tobacco for it’s marketing practices aimed to recruit youth to new tobacco products.
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Asthma Education is Key to Reducing Deaths Worldwide
International healthcare groups are urging greater patient education on World Asthma Day 2024.
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World COPD Day 2023 Emphasizes Early Detection
On November 15th, healthcare organizations across the globe are observing World COPD Day 2023 by emphasizing the importance of early disease detection.
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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.
Read MoreOn 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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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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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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