COPD Perspective

• COPD: Tips on Primary Care Management   Changes in the lungs with aging can make COPD diagnosis more challenging. These tools and resources are invaluable.
  The Curbsiders, December 20, 2023
• The Truth About Vaping   The idea that vaping is harmless is going up in smoke. What would you tell your own kids or grandkids about e-cigarette use?
  Medscape Family Medicine, December 11, 2023
• ECG Challenge: C diff Infection With Irregular Pulse While being treated for a C diff infection, a patient with COPD is found to have an irregular pulse. What does his ECG show?
  Medscape Cardiology, November 02, 2023
• CHEST 2023 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from CHEST 2023
  Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, October 04, 2023
• Episode 6: RSV in Rural Communities: Lessons From Appalachia   Rates of RSV are rising in rural communities. How are rural healthcare providers responding? Join Drs Forest Arnold and Brittanie West as they discuss.
  Medscape, September 07, 2023
• ERS 2023 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ERS 2023
  Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, September 01, 2023
• Episode 6: Now Unfolding: The Future of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis   In this podcast, Drs Jeffrey Swigris and Toby Maher discuss the future of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Find out where we're headed regarding diagnostic and treatment innovations on the near horizon.
  Medscape, August 02, 2023
• Adult RSV Vaccines: Q&A With the CDC's Dr Michael Melgar Medscape Medical News spoke with the CDC's Michael Melgar, MD, about new recommendations for adults aged 60 years or older to discuss receiving an RSV vaccine with their healthcare provider.
  CDC Expert Commentary, July 21, 2023
• WBC 2023 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from WBC 2023
  Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, July 18, 2023
• Episode 1: The Evolution of Managing Severe COVID-19 Since 2020   Drs Matteo Bassetti and Antoni Torres explore the early response to patients with severe COVID-19 and how treatment options have progressed since 2020.
  Medscape, July 18, 2023
• S2 Episode 1: Emergency! Managing Asthma in the ER   Join Drs Mike Wechsler and Josh Kosowsky as they work through the management of a patient presenting with moderate to severe asthma in the ER.
  Medscape, July 13, 2023
• Parsing the Split-Decision Victory for Biologics in COPD A single drug that works for COPD exacerbations would be welcome news, but studies of new monoclonal antibodies conflict, and Dr Aaron Holley still has a lot of questions.
  Medscape Critical Care, July 06, 2023
• Episode 5: Oxygen and IPF: The Experts Advise   Dr Jeffrey J. Swigris and Professor Anne Holland discuss the finer points of oxygen therapy for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
  Medscape, July 05, 2023
• The Most Important Question in Medicine   Ask it often enough and it will eventually save someone's life.
  Medscape, June 26, 2023
• Episode 4: How to Cut IPF Symptom Distress   Drs Jeffrey Swigris and Meena Kalluri discuss palliative care practices that ameliorate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis–related symptom burden for patients and their caregivers.
  Medscape, June 07, 2023
• Antibiotics for AECOPD: It's Still Controversial The Rome criteria aren't evidence-based; rather, they're a necessary first step toward creating the evidence.
  Medscape Critical Care, June 06, 2023
• HFpEF: New Guidelines Are Pertinent for Primary Care   New effective treatments for this common condition are briefly reviewed by Dr Neil Skolnik.
  Medscape Family Medicine, May 19, 2023
• ATS 2023 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ATS 2023.
  Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, May 16, 2023
• Episode 2: How to Manage RSV in Long-Term Care Facilities   Join Drs Forest Arnold and Laura Morton as they discuss the diagnosis and treatment of RSV in older adults living in long-term care facilities and congregational living spaces.
  Medscape, May 10, 2023
• Health Disparities in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease   Toby M. Maher, MD, considers the challenges and inequalities faced by patients with interstitial lung disease.
  Medscape, April 26, 2023