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Beyond ‘doing everything’: Moral distress, burnout, and the emotional toll of ICU care
ICU burnout and morally distressing end-of-life care are intertwined, making improved end-of-life care both a patient imperative and a clinician necessity.
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Light therapy to improve sleep in older patients with dementia
A comprehensive approach combining light therapy with daytime physical activity and sleep-wake scheduling has significant benefits for patients with dementia.
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Lung cancer survivorship: Life beyond diagnosis, treatment, and rechecks
It is no longer enough to “survive” lung cancer; our responsibility as pulmonologists is to help survivors persevere beyond it.
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The physiology of near drowning
Drowning is an underrecognized global health care burden across the world. Review what the experts discussed on the topic in a recorded session from CHEST 2025.
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Unifying care across academic and community systems
The integration of academic and community physician groups within academic health systems offers a powerful opportunity to elevate women as leaders of change.
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The burden of post-TB lung disease
Post-TB lung disease causes substantial long-term respiratory morbidity, disability, and increased mortality among TB survivors worldwide.
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Mechanical power as a target for lung protective ventilation
Mechanical power-based strategies aim to minimize unnecessary power delivery and reduce harm. Review how to measure and use this metric and what challenges it poses.
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GOLD 2026 updates in global strategy for diagnosis, management, and prevention of COPD
The GOLD 2026 report advances a contemporary model of COPD as a modifiable, biologically active disease requiring individualized and proactive management.
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New statement proposes updated ILD classification, introduces new terminology
A new consensus statement from the American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Journal introduces ILD terminology such as bronchiolocentric interstitial pneumonia and alveolar macrophage pneumonia.
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Definitions matter: How should we define diagnostic yield in bronchoscopy?
A recent consensus statement from CHEST and the American Thoracic Society proposes a strict diagnostic yield definition, reiterating the need for close follow-up in patients with nonspecific benign findings.
