Episode Highlights 0:16 Intro 2:17 What caused the particle pollution spike? 6:28 The health effects of fine particle pollution exposure 10:23 The new EPA particle pollution standard 14:27 Improvements to ozone pollution and the Clean Air Act 18:46 How to advocate for improvement 20:23 Air quality inequity 24:03 Reflecting on 25 years, and looking ahead 25:52 Outro  Dr. John Balmes, a renowned environmental health sciences expert from the University of California, San Francisco, join Lungcast for a deep dive into the American Lung Association’s newly released 2024 “State of the Air” repo ..read more

0:16 Intro 2:28 Recent modifications to the lung allocation score 5:11 Monitoring chronic graft rejection 9:23 The rising use of ex vivo lung perfusion  16:17 The presence of post-COVID patients on the lung transplant waitlist 21:01 Impact of long Covid on transplant rehabilitation 22:51 Double lung transplant in bilateral lung cancer—what’s the future? 26:52 Effect of LAS on lung transplant survival racial disparity 31:05 What lies ahead in the practice of lung transplantation 35:00 Outro Cleveland Clinic’s Maryam Valapour, MD, MPP, rejoins the broadcast, along with her colleague Kennet ..read more

Episode Highlights 0:15 Intro 1:48 Remembering the 1964 Surgeon General Report 3:01 The impact of the report on cardiology 6:47 The strategies and impact of anti-smoking campaigns 10:33 The modern vaping challenge 17:38 Outro In recognition of 60 years since the 1964 Surgeon General Report—a historic contribution to our understanding of the negative health impacts of cigarette smoking—host Albert Rizzo, MD, meets with preventive cardiology expert Viet Le, DMSc, PA-C to reflect on the myriad of cascading effects delivered by this landmark report. Want more Lungcast? Visit us at HCPLive.com/po ..read more

Episode Highlights 0:15 Introducing Sue Padernacht, EDd, PCC 1:16 The definition of burnout 3:53 The history of burnout 7:45 Differences between stress and burnout 14:34 Physical and behavioral signs of burnout 20:55 Steps the health care industry can take against burnout We are beginning 2024 with a matter that extends beyond the confines of pulmonary medicine and really has become something of a crisis in the U.S. healthcare system over the last decades. Organizational psychology expert Dr. Sue Padernacht joins Lungcast to provide an in-depth look into physician burnout—what are its drivers ..read more

Episode Highlights 0:16 Intro 1:44 How to approach stage IV lung cancer, with Dr. David Tom Cooke 4:13 The ALA Lung Health Cohort Research Study, with Dr. Ravi Kalhan 8:42 What is the atopic march, with Dr. Payel Gupta 10:53 Weight loss for asthma care, with Dr. Anne Dixon 15:11 Air Quality Index 101, with Dr. Al Rizzo 18:47 Lung Cancer Age Equity, with Dr. Carolyn Presley 21:45 The emerging treatments for long Covid, with Dr. Julia Moore Vogel 24:28 The future of pulmonary embolism care, with Dr. Parth Rali 28:08 The modern fight against RSV, with Dr. Barbara Taylor 33:26 Detecting unhealthy ..read more

Christy Fischer, a miraculous 17-year stage IV lung cancer survivor, connects with us to discuss stress, stigma and significant changes in the treatment landscape. Hear how Christy transformed a daunting diagnosis into hope for others. This educational and inspirational episode touches upon the raw emotions of what it is like to live (and thrive!) with advanced cancer. Episode Highlights 0:17 Intro 1:55 Christy's first diagnosis 3:53 Reacting to Stage IV lung cancer 5:28 Initiating treatment 7:18 The lung cancer stigma 9:51 Finding the right doctor 11:16 How lung cancer care changed over 17 ..read more

With cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) on the rise this fall, Dr. Barbara Taylor, professor of infectious diseases at UT Health San Antonio, joins us for this timely episode all about RSV. Importantly, she covers the unprecedented events of the 2022-2023 season that was marred by a ‘tripledemic’ of respiratory diseases.  How do the lessons learned change the preventive approach to better protect against the deadly infection?   Episode Highlights 0:16 Intro 0:48 The burden of RSV today 2:11 Transmission, presentation and diagnosis of RSV 4:33 Likelihood of an RSV, COVID-19 ..read more

Pulmonary vascular disease expert Dr. Parth Rali at Temple Lung Center helps break down what is known about massive and submassive pulmonary emboli (PE), namely blood clots. This episode provides a comprehensive overview of PE, from the complications of diagnosis to the evolution of therapeutic modalities. Episode highlights 0:16 Intro 2:34 Defining pulmonary embolism classifications 8:18 The Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index 15:47 The role of D-dimer in diagnosis 17:08 Anticoagulation strategies 22:26 The Pulmonary Embolism Multidisciplinary Response Team 25:38 Long-term outlooks for acute P ..read more

In this must-listen episode, Dr. Julia Moore Vogel at Scripps Research takes center stage to confer the still-emerging and always-evolving space of long COVID. As patient numbers continue to rise at an alarming rate, she makes a strong case about the critical need to better define the disease, mitigate its impact and, ultimately, break the taboo. Episode highlights 0:15 Introduction 1:27 Moore Vogel’s background in Long Covid 4:30 Lacking terminology in Long Covid 6:20 Quantifying Long Covid disease 8:38 The mechanism of action: what we know 10:27 Pediatric Long Covid 16:00 Similarities to po ..read more

For this episode focusing on the role of medical oncology, we are joined by Dr. Carolyn Presley, thoracic oncologist and associate professor with tenure at Ohio State University. As a geriatric expert, she provides a poignant point-of-view on the need for a multidisciplinary approach to patient care, as well as advances in treatment that include targeted therapies ..read more