Pulmonology News

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PHILADELPHIA — To reflect developments in COPD research and care, the 2025 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease report features three new sections and several sections that have been updated/revised.

Amy Hajari Case, MD, FCCP, has been named chief medical officer of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, according to a press release.

Researchers presented data at IDWeek showing that socioeconomic vulnerability and race can negatively impact vaccine uptake.

Children who have multiple long-term conditions are as almost three times more likely to die after COVID-19 compared with children who do not, according to data published in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

Among older adults with COPD, the risk for all-cause mortality was heightened with vs. without social isolation, according to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

BOSTON — Based on patient responses, quality of life with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was worse among those treated in community pulmonary practices vs. interstitial lung disease centers, according to data at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Nearly half of adolescents who vape nicotine — and almost three-quarters of near-daily users — do so for relaxation, according to study findings published in Pediatrics.

Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis had improved FVC between baseline and 12 weeks with receipt of ISM001-055, a small molecule targeting Traf2- and Nck-interacting kinase, vs. placebo, according to topline results.

A new feature within the SONU app called SONUCheck allows individuals to check the openness of their nasal passages/congestion in real-time with a voice recording, according to a press release from SoundHealth Inc.