As part of the June issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Associate Editor Bruno Crestani about a series of articles published in the June issue of the ERJ on mechanistic studies in interstitial lung disease: building translational bridges in IPF research.
Jul 02, 2025•15 min
As part of the May issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Associate Editor Marius Hoeper about the efficacy and safety of the activin signalling inhibitor sotatercept in a pooled analysis of PULSAR and STELLAR studies.
May 29, 2025•15 min
As part of the April issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Dr Fernanda Almeida about the CHOICE multicentre, open-label randomised clinical trial.
May 01, 2025•11 min
As part of the March issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Associate Editor Yet Khor about the generalisability of pharmaceutical randomised controlled trial eligibility criteria for progressive pulmonary fibrosis.
Apr 01, 2025•13 min
As part of the February issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Associate Editor Dave Singh about pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry in COPD.
Feb 26, 2025•13 min
Leaders in the transplantation field and well-regarded ERS Officers, Michael Perch and Federica Meloni, join Dorina Esendagli in a podcast focusing on the latest Monograph: Lung Transplantation. Covering the formidable topics of immunosuppressive treatment and post-transplant care, it is clear that both the podcast and book are hugely relevant to the transplant specialist. However, Michael and Federica explain that the book is also aimed at specialists in other areas of pneumology, as well as ge...
Feb 10, 2025•18 min
As part of the December issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers and Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin for their end-of-year roundup of their highlights from the ERJ in 2024.
Dec 17, 2024•17 min
As part of the November issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews editorial board member Sanjay Chotirmall about articles published from in the current issue.
Nov 25, 2024•14 min
"There isn't, and it is unlikely there ever will be, a single approach to long COVID. It's very much about personalised medicine." James Chalmers steps away from the ERJ briefly to discuss the recent Monograph on "COVID-19: An Update", which he co-Guest Edited with Catia Cilloniz and Bin Cao. Dorina Esendagli (the Monograph's Early Career Member representative) talks to James about diagnostic tools, diversity in clinical presentation, approaches to treatment, vaccine boosters for new variants, t...
Nov 13, 2024•18 min
As part of the October issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews associate editor Marius Hoeper and Kelly Chin (UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA) about articles published from the World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension.
Nov 02, 2024•18 min
"We need to recognise that having an adolescent-specific service will ultimately provide the foundations for lifelong healthcare" Alexandra M. Nanzer joins Dorina Esendagli (the Monograph's Early Career Member representative) to talk about her Monograph, "The Transition of Respiratory Care: from Child to Adult". Their awareness-raising discussion covers areas such as: ensuring continuity of care throughout transition; the challenges faced during the process; the requirements of the patient; and ...
Oct 10, 2024•15 min
As part of the September issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers and Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interview section editor Marc Humbert and Pamela McShane (University of Texas, Tyler, TX, USA) about articles presented at the ERS Congress.
Sep 26, 2024•18 min
As part of the August issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Marianne Baastrup Soendergaard (Department of Respiratory Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital – Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark) about the OPTIMAL study: an open-label randomised controlled trial of titration of anti-interleukin-5 biologic therapy in severe asthma.
Aug 29, 2024•10 min
As part of the July issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Rachel Bowsher (Toxicology Department, UK Health Security Agency, Chilton, and Pharmacology Section, St George’s University of London, London, UK) about a study that uses novel methodology to demonstrate that smoking and vaping alter genes related to mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility and severity.
Jul 31, 2024•17 min
As part of the June issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Steven D. Nathan (Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, USA) about the PERFECT study, which showed that inhaled treprostinil does not demonstrate a positive risk–benefit ratio in favour of treatment in pulmonary hypertension associated with COPD.
Jul 01, 2024•12 min
"COPD is evolving. But we can manage it better and we should manage it better." Guest Editors Peter M.A. Calverley and James P. Allinson join Dorina Esendagli (Monograph Editorial Board member) to discuss their issue of the Monograph: COPD in the 21st Century. COPD is widely acknowledged as a leading cause of death and, in this podcast, Peter and James suggest that incidence and mortality may actually increase further, as understanding and diagnosis improve. They also look to the future, highlig...
Jul 01, 2024•25 min
As part of the May issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Steven Walker (Academic Respiratory Unit, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK) about the joint European Respiratory Society/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery/European Society of Thoracic Surgeons clinical practice guidelines on adults with spontaneous pneumothorax.
May 28, 2024•12 min
As part of the April issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Ritesh Agarwal (Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India) about the revised International Society for Human and Animal Mycology ABPA working group clinical practice guidelines for diagnosing, classifying and treating allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis/mycoses.
Apr 19, 2024•11 min
"Digital transformation is already happening. It's not a question of if, but how." The restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape of digital healthcare forever. The respiratory field is at the forefront of this change, putting it in the exciting position of shaping the future use of digital care. In this podcast, Dorina Esendagli (from the ERS Monograph Editorial Board) talks to Guest Editors Vitalii Poberezhets and Hilary Pinnock about their issue of the Monograph, addressing t...
Apr 18, 2024•24 min
As part of the March issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Associate Editor Joan Soriano about long COVID, which is the subject of a series of articles in the March and April issues of the ERJ.
Mar 28, 2024•26 min
As part of the February issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Nick Hopkinson about his study that shows consumption of nitrate-rich beetroot juice reduces cardiovascular risk factors in people living with COPD.
Feb 29, 2024•13 min
"We have to continue the investment in TB control and in TB research if we want to get rid of this long-standing foe of humanity" Guest Editors Alberto García-Basteiro and Füsun Öner Eyüboglu join Dorina Esendagli (the ERS Monograph's Early Career Representative) to discuss their Monograph: The Challenge of Tuberculosis in the 21st Century. In an in-depth conversation, they cover: key and updated areas in the book; the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB global care; subclinical and latent TB ...
Feb 26, 2024•24 min
As part of the January issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Early Career Editor Zhaozhong Zhu about the effects of the microbiome in early life on childhood asthma.
Feb 05, 2024•11 min
Breathe Chief Editor Brian Kent discusses the ERS International Congress 2023 with ERS early career members Joana Cruz, Sarah Alami and Siyu Dai.
Dec 20, 2023•18 min
As part of the December issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers and Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin discuss their favourite articles from the past year and what they are looking forward to in 2024.
Dec 20, 2023•15 min
"There's always someone who knows more about a rare disease than you yourself" Coordinator of ERN-LUNG Thomas Wagner and his co-Guest Editor Michael Kreuter talk to Deputy Chief Editor of the ERS Monograph, Christian Laursen, about their issue: Rare Diseases of the Respiratory System. The editors explain how knowledge exchange through the Network, as well as reference to the Monograph, is beneficial to trainees, experts and patients alike. Christian also asks the Guest Editors about the major br...
Dec 15, 2023•21 min
As part of the November issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers and ERS President Monika Gappa discuss awareness of child health and its importance for adult lung health.
Nov 30, 2023•10 min
As part of the October issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin and Prof. Alberto Papi discuss the new ERS short guidelines for the use of as-needed ICS/formoterol in mild asthma.
Oct 23, 2023•15 min
As part of the September issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers, Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin, and Section Editors Isabella Annesi-Maesano and Joan Soriano talk about the Best of the ERJ session at the ERS International Congress 2023 and their favourite sessions from the rest of the Congress.
Sep 28, 2023•25 min
As part of the August issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Prof. Bartolome Celli about his editorial on simplifying pharmacotherapy for patients with COPD.
Aug 31, 2023•18 min