Gerard Criner, MD: Spiration Valve System Shows Sustained Improvement in Emphysema
June 15th 2023Criner and colleagues concluded that the 5-year results from the EMPROVE trial demonstrated that Spiration Valve System (SVS) treatment was safe and durable, effectively improving lung function in patients with emphysema
JP Llanos Ackert, MD, C Ambrose, MD: New Data Support Tezepelumab for Asthma
May 31st 2023Investigators Dr. Jean-Pierre Llanos Ackert and Dr. Chris Ambrose share insight on the efficacy of tezepelumab in severe, uncontrolled asthma, and baseline predictors of enhanced response which support tezepelumab as a promising biologic treatment option.
Hollis O'Neal, MD: Late Breaking Data on Diagnostic Test for Sepsis IntelliSep
May 29th 2023Late-breaking data from ATS 2023 show new positive evidence of the innovative in-vitro diagnostic tool IntelliSep test that measures the viscoelastic properties of leukocytes, showing promising results for rapid sepsis diagnosis in EDs.
Cedric Rutland, MD: Mechanisms Behind Immunology, Cellular Communication
May 23rd 2023Dr. Rutland emphasizes the importance of understanding cellular communication and its potential to manipulate disease processes for patient benefit, including the observed link between ILD, inflammation, scarring, and pulmonary hypertension.
Study Identifies Pathogenic Cell States, Transcriptional Programs Specific to Asthma
May 18th 2022In particular, airway epithelial cells (AEC) in allergic asthmatic (AA) were shown to upregulate mucus metaplasia, matrix-remodeling, and glycolytic programs while failing to upregulate antioxidant genes.