Initial Severity of COVID-19 Is Not Associated with Later Poor Health or Respiratory Complications
A new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines the recovery of lung function and overall wellness in individuals who had varying degrees of COVID-19 severity. Little is known about lung health following...
5-Jan-2021 8:00 AM EST
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EPA Attacks Science and Breaks Precedent in Final Data Transparency Rule
The American Thoracic Society opposes the EPA’s final rule on Data Transparency issued in the waning days of the Trump Administration. The final rule, which is the focus of a press conference today, is a continuation of the Trump Administration's...
5-Jan-2021 10:30 AM EST
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The Forum of International Respiratory Societies Calls for Global Access to Effective, Affordable COVID-19 Vaccines
The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), an organization comprised of the world's leading international respiratory societies, including founding member the American Thoracic Society, calls for urgent access to affordable COVID-19...
17-Dec-2020 9:50 AM EST
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COVID-19 Preprint Data Rapidly Influenced Critical Care Practice
In a new research letter published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers examine whether preprint data on the use of the corticosteroid dexamethasone influenced clinical...
15-Dec-2020 8:00 AM EST
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Pediatric ER Saw Steep Drop in Asthma Visits During Spring COVID-19 Lockdown
A new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society discusses a steep drop off from prior years in asthma-related emergency department (ED) visits at Boston Children’s Hospital during the spring 2020 COVID-19 surge and...
1-Dec-2020 8:00 AM EST
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To Meet HIV World Health Goals, TB Treatment Must be Maintained During COVID-19 Response
This World AIDS Day, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the ATS is a founding member, is calling on governments, health advocates and non-government organizations to strengthen their response to AIDS and tuberculosis,...
1-Dec-2020 12:55 PM EST
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Living Well with COPD – Everybody, Everywhere: The Forum of International Respiratory Societies
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease that causes breathlessness, chronic sputum production and cough. There are 300 million current cases of COPD in the world. COPD is currently the third leading cause...
18-Nov-2020 11:15 AM EST
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Home Oxygen Therapy for Adults with COPD and ILD: New ATS Clinical Practice Guideline
The latest clinical practice guideline on home oxygen therapy addresses long-term and ambulatory oxygen therapy for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and interstitial lung disease and includes the most comprehensive review of the...
17-Nov-2020 4:00 PM EST
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What does the @FDA approval of #remdesivir really mean for patients with #covid and the doctors who treat them? @atscommunity
26-Oct-2020 10:20 AM EDT
I'm a public health physician and scientist and I'm blocking the path of an oil pipeline to protect health
As a doctor, I didn’t expect to find myself living in a tree at the age of 63, but here I am: 82 feet (25 meters) off the ground in a lovely grove of old cotton wood trees trying to stop construction on an oil pipeline.
7-Aug-2020 3:50 PM EDT
Dr. Gabriel Lockhart of @NJHealth Available for Interviews on #covid19 Vaccine Distribution and Allocation of Scarce Resources.
6-Aug-2020 10:05 AM EDT
Weighing the Risks vs. Benefits of Reopening Schools: @atscommunity Member Dr. Jeffrey Starke
4-Aug-2020 4:55 PM EDT
The use of #teargas against protesters during the #COVID-19 #pandemic is irresponsible: Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD, of the ATS
9-Jun-2020 4:25 PM EDT
Dr. Graham Carlos Available to Discuss #Pneumonia in the Context of #Coronavirus
5-Mar-2020 4:05 PM EST
@atscommunity #lung expert Dr. Michael Niederman weighs in on #COVID-19.
5-Mar-2020 12:45 PM EST
#CDC Follow-up to Guide on #EVALI Expected Dec. 20; Guidance for Safe Discharge Planning
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