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Thorax Podcast — 86 episodes

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Interstitial lung disease: a global review series

2

The risks of inhaled corticosteroid withdrawal in COPD treatment

3

A real-life study of blood eosinophils and exhaled nitric oxide

4

Unpacking the BTS Trainee Survey 2024

5

Bronchiectasis, with the PulmPEEPs

6

Smarter prescription of azithromycin using machine learning, with Prof. Wim Janssens

7

Sleep and ventilation, with the PulmPEEPs

8

Understanding the causes of asthma medication non-adherence in the USA

9

Pulmonary sarcoidosis, with Dr. Michelle Sharp

10

COPD, with the PulmPEEPs

11

Fixing lung health, with Dr. Samantha Walker

12

The troubling rise of artificial stone silicosis, with Dr. Johanna Feary

13

Airway disease, with the PulmPEEPs

14

BTS Clinical Statement: Management of inpatient tobacco dependency, with Prof. Sanjay Agrawal and Dr. Matthew Evison

15

Social media’s influence on smoking and vaping, with Prof. Nick Hopkinson

16

Allergic asthma immunotherapy, with Dr. Klaus Bønnelykke

17

Invitation strategies in lung cancer screening, with Dr. Patrick Goodley

18

Female reproductive history and COPD risk, with Prof. Gita Mishra

19

Immediate smoking cessation support during lung cancer screening, with Parris Williams

20

Comparing COVID detection rates for oral and nasal swabs, with Dr. Tobias Todsen

21

Linking obesity and asthma, with Dr. Hayley Scott

22

Community-acquired pneumonia readmissions, with Dr. Wei Shen Lim

23

Preterm birth and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, with Dr. Elizabeth Smith

24

New BTS pleural disease guideline, with Prof. Najib Rahman and Prof. Nick Maskell

25

Lung cancer screening with Dr. Sam Janes

26

Not all vaping is the same: CBD vs nicotine

27

Smoking and vaping: policy and challenges with Nick Hopkinson

28

Recent developments in paediatric therapy with Prof. Andrew Bush

29

MUC5B, telomere length and longitudinal quantitative interstitial lung changes: the MESA Lung Study

30

Live from the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Winter Meeting 2022

31

Respiratory research in the UK: investing for the next 10 years

32

The Thorax Podcast is back! Meet the new Editors

33

Better asthma control, half of the carbon footprint with climate-friendly inhalers

34

What are the risks from ’aerosol-generating procedures’ in the treatment of patients with COVID-19?

35

Cigarettes and COVID-19: clearing the smoke

36

Do financial incentives improve key COPD outcomes?

37

The BCG Vaccine Programme: Are we getting it right?

38

Sleep Vibrations: Can a positional therapy device improve outcomes in obstructive sleep apnoea?

39

Smoking cessation at work: Do heated tobacco products work?

40

The SUR-VAPES Study

41

Ivacaftor: Long term adherence and outcomes

42

Meat Consumption and Childhood Wheeze: The implications of Western Diet

43

Hormonal Contraception and severe asthma exacerbation: Is there a link?

44

No Symptoms? Why wearing a mask still matters

45

Behind the mask: COVID-19 exposure and viral carriage in healthcare workers

46

COVID-19: In the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton

47

Childhood obstructive sleep apnoea: it’s more than a snore

48

Smoking in cars: how the recent ban is affecting young people in England and Scotland

49

Overweight and out of breath: cause and effect?

50

The role of sex hormones on the development of asthma

51

Assisted reproductive technologies and asthma risk in children

52

How toxic is your vape?

53

Growing up on a farm as related to adult lung function and allergic phenotypes

54

Air Pollution affects Lung Cancer Survival

55

Air pollution and the London low emission zone

56

E-cigarette use and smoking in early adolescence

57

Long-term experience with rituximab in anti-synthetase syndrome-related interstitial lung disease

58

Pneumococcal vaccination for welders

59

The genomic origins of asthma

60

The promise of translational and personalised approaches for paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea

61

TB special: The ins and outs of interferon-gamma release assays

62

Journal club: Surgical resection for stage I and II small cell carcinoma of the lung

63

Journal club: Raised glucose levels predict death for patients with pneumonia

64

Journal club: The effects of closing schools during an influenza pandemic

65

Journal club: Prednisone, azathioprine, and N-acetylcysteine for pulmonary fibrosis

66

Journal Club: Predicting survival in resected non-small-cell lung cancer

67

Journal Club: Outcomes after thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy

68

Journal Club: Lung protective mechanical ventilation

69

Non-eosinophilic asthma

70

Journal club: Bioartificial scaffolds to replace airway defects

71

Journal Club: CPAP for the metabolic syndrome in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

72

Journal club: Detecting COPD through lung cancer screening

73

Journal club: Chronic disease management for tobacco dependence

74

Journal club: Lung regeneration after influenza and the role of stem cells

75

Journal club: Cytisine for smoking cessation

76

Journal club: Efficacy of a tyrosine kinase inhibitor in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

77

Journal club: Airway bypass for emphysema

78

Journal club: Lebrikizumab treatment in adults with asthma

79

Journal club: Azithromycin and increased mycobacterial infections in cystic fibrosis patients

80

Smoking in the young

81

Lung transplant rejection and proximity to a major road

82

Bronchi and the bugs: what kickstarts asthma

83

August 2010

84

March 2010

85

January 2010

86

December 2009