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  • Artificial intelligence promises to reshape the business of health care

    Artificial intelligence promises to reshape the business of health care

    Artificial intelligence tools have shown they can improve efficiency; however, concerns arise when the line between administrative tasks and patient care blurs.


  • Text-message program may aid smoking cessation in patients with TB

    Text-message program may aid smoking cessation in patients with TB

    A recent trial highlights the impact of a mobile health-based initiative to aid in smoking cessation within TB treatment programs, said author Maham Zahid, PhD.


  • Sotatercept in pulmonary arterial hypertension

    Sotatercept in pulmonary arterial hypertension

    Understanding when to consider sotatercept and how to use it has become a critical part of PAH care.



  • Lung cancer survivorship: Life beyond diagnosis, treatment, and rechecks

    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.


  • The physiology of near drowning

    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.


  • Unifying care across academic and community systems

    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.


  • AASM issues first guideline for inpatient management of OSA

    AASM issues first guideline for inpatient management of OSA

    Sleep specialist Dennis H. Auckley, MD, FCCP, said he hopes the recommendations move the field into the inpatient setting and help to identify those with undiagnosed sleep apnea.


  • Data support use of nirsevimab prophylaxis to reduce RSV hospitalization risk for infants

    Data support use of nirsevimab prophylaxis to reduce RSV hospitalization risk for infants

    Retrospective data show significantly fewer infants were hospitalized for RSV after nirsevimab became available. Among the RSV hospitalizations that occurred during that time period, 75% were in infants who had not received nirsevimab.



  • While still elevated, early 2026 data show US influenza A cases stabilizing or decreasing

    While still elevated, early 2026 data show US influenza A cases stabilizing or decreasing

    Infectious disease expert Frederick G. Hayden, MD, said timely use of antivirals for prophylaxis and treatment can minimize the impact of this flu season, which has seen a significant mismatch between vaccines and the circulating strain.


  • From chalkboards to chatbots: The emerging landscape of AI in medical education

    From chalkboards to chatbots: The emerging landscape of AI in medical education

    Professors Deepak R. Pradhan, MD, MHPE, FCCP, and Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD, FCCP, discuss the opportunities—and potential pitfalls—of the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence.