Episodes

  • ERJ Podcast July 2024: Smoking and vaping alter genes related to SARS-CoV-2 infection

    ERJ Podcast July 2024: Smoking and vaping alter genes related to SARS-CoV-2 infection
    Jul 31 2024
    As part of the June 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.
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    17 mins
  • ERJ Podcast June 2024: Inhaled treprostinil in pulmonary hypertension associated with COPD

    ERJ Podcast June 2024: Inhaled treprostinil in pulmonary hypertension associated with COPD
    Jul 1 2024
    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.
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    12 mins
  • COPD in the 21st Century

    COPD in the 21st Century
    Jul 1 2024
    "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, highlighting ways in which care can be enhanced through greater personalisation and removal of stigma.
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    25 mins
  • ERJ Podcast May 2024: Spontaneous pneumothorax

    ERJ Podcast May 2024: Spontaneous pneumothorax
    May 28 2024
    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.
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    12 mins
  • ERJ Podcast April 2024: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

    ERJ Podcast April 2024: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
    Apr 19 2024
    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.
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    11 mins
  • Digital Respiratory Healthcare

    Digital Respiratory Healthcare
    Apr 18 2024
    "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 the applications and safety of technology, the uses of big data and data protection, digital healthcare for patient self-management and remote supervision, and avoiding healthcare inequity.
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    24 mins
  • ERJ Podcast March 2024: Long COVID

    ERJ Podcast March 2024: Long COVID
    Mar 28 2024
    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.
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    26 mins
  • ERJ Podcast February 2024: Beetroot juice and cardiovascular risk in COPD

    ERJ Podcast February 2024: Beetroot juice and cardiovascular risk in COPD
    Feb 29 2024
    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.
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    13 mins