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Thorax Podcast — 85 episodes

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The risks of inhaled corticosteroid withdrawal in COPD treatment

2

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

3

Unpacking the BTS Trainee Survey 2024

4

Bronchiectasis, with the PulmPEEPs

5

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

6

Sleep and ventilation, with the PulmPEEPs

7

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

8

Pulmonary sarcoidosis, with Dr. Michelle Sharp

9

COPD, with the PulmPEEPs

10

Fixing lung health, with Dr. Samantha Walker

11

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

12

Airway disease, with the PulmPEEPs

13

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

14

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

15

Allergic asthma immunotherapy, with Dr. Klaus Bønnelykke

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

Linking obesity and asthma, with Dr. Hayley Scott

21

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

22

Preterm birth and bronchopulmonary dysplasia, with Dr. Elizabeth Smith

23

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

24

Lung cancer screening with Dr. Sam Janes

25

Not all vaping is the same: CBD vs nicotine

26

Smoking and vaping: policy and challenges with Nick Hopkinson

27

Recent developments in paediatric therapy with Prof. Andrew Bush

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

The Thorax Podcast is back! Meet the new Editors

32

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

33

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

34

Cigarettes and COVID-19: clearing the smoke

35

Do financial incentives improve key COPD outcomes?

36

The BCG Vaccine Programme: Are we getting it right?

37

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

38

Smoking cessation at work: Do heated tobacco products work?

39

The SUR-VAPES Study

40

Ivacaftor: Long term adherence and outcomes

41

Meat Consumption and Childhood Wheeze: The implications of Western Diet

42

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

43

No Symptoms? Why wearing a mask still matters

44

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

45

COVID-19: In the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton

46

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

47

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

48

Overweight and out of breath: cause and effect?

49

The role of sex hormones on the development of asthma

50

Assisted reproductive technologies and asthma risk in children

51

How toxic is your vape?

52

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

53

Air Pollution affects Lung Cancer Survival

54

Air pollution and the London low emission zone

55

E-cigarette use and smoking in early adolescence

56

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

57

Pneumococcal vaccination for welders

58

The genomic origins of asthma

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

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

64

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

65

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

66

Journal Club: Outcomes after thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy

67

Journal Club: Lung protective mechanical ventilation

68

Non-eosinophilic asthma

69

Journal club: Bioartificial scaffolds to replace airway defects

70

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

71

Journal club: Detecting COPD through lung cancer screening

72

Journal club: Chronic disease management for tobacco dependence

73

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

74

Journal club: Cytisine for smoking cessation

75

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

76

Journal club: Airway bypass for emphysema

77

Journal club: Lebrikizumab treatment in adults with asthma

78

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

79

Smoking in the young

80

Lung transplant rejection and proximity to a major road

81

Bronchi and the bugs: what kickstarts asthma

82

August 2010

83

March 2010

84

January 2010

85

December 2009