CHEST Physician
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Patients with COPD, bronchiectasis experience sex-based disparities in care
Radmila Choate, PhD, MPH, and her team sought to capture “lived experiences in a way that helps clinicians recognize patterns that differ for women and men and adapt care more thoughtfully.”
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Progress and priorities in lung transplantation
Future priorities in lung transplantation will be focused on improved donor organ utilization, equitable access, and reduced impact of chronic lung allograft dysfunction.
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Establishing an outpatient pleural disease clinic
A thoracentesis clinic that offers direct, same-day outpatient care for pleural effusions enables nurse practitioners to perform both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, speed up treatment, and quickly relieve patient symptoms.
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Top reads from the CHEST journal portfolio – January 2026
Read new research from the journal portfolio about AI-based echocardiography in PAH, peripheral norepinephrine protocol in CVC placement, and cone beam CT scans in robotic-assisted bronchoscopy.
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Mucus plug gene expression could identify new COPD targets
Recent research has identified distinct gene clusters that may underly the clinical heterogeneity of mucus pathology and inform further studies, investigator Ehab Billatos, MD, said.
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AI tools like Sybil poised to improve lung cancer screening, risk prediction
The Sybil model has shown promising results in predicting lung cancer risk in diverse populations from a single CT scan, which could address gaps and disparities in current screening guidelines.
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Study shows glucocorticoids cut mortality in community acquired pneumonia in low-income settings
Anthony O. Etyang, MBChB, MMed, MSc, PhD, said recent data bolster the evidence that steroids may be useful for severe pneumonia in high-income settings as well.
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Hypoxic burden emerges as a key cardiovascular risk marker in pediatric OSA
Investigator Olga Mediano, PhD, said hypoxic burden may more fully capture the physiological consequences of OSA by integrating the frequency, duration, and depth of oxygen desaturation events.
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Practice-changing updates in neurocritical care
Review practice-changing updates in neurocritical care, including the risk of pneumonia in patients with ABI who are mechanically ventilated, the use of prophylactic antibiotics, how to extubate patients with ABI, and more.
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Get to know 2026 CHEST President Neil Freedman, MD, FCCP
Hear about what President Neil Freedman, MD, FCCP, would like to accomplish throughout the next 12 months and learn what he needs from you.
