Episodes
Published 04/18/24
As part of the March issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Associate Editor Joan Soriano about long COVID, which is the subject of a series of articles in the March and April issues of the ERJ.
Published 03/28/24
As part of the February issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Nick Hopkinson about his study that shows consumption of nitrate-rich beetroot juice reduces cardiovascular risk factors in people living with COPD.
Published 02/29/24
"We have to continue the investment in TB control and in TB research if we want to get rid of this long-standing foe of humanity" Guest Editors Alberto García-Basteiro and Füsun Öner Eyüboglu join Dorina Esendagli (the ERS Monograph's Early Career Representative) to discuss their Monograph: The Challenge of Tuberculosis in the 21st Century. In an in-depth conversation, they cover: key and updated areas in the book; the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB global care; subclinical and latent...
Published 02/26/24
As part of the January issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Early Career Editor Zhaozhong Zhu about the effects of the microbiome in early life on childhood asthma.
Published 02/05/24
Breathe Chief Editor Brian Kent discusses the ERS International Congress 2023 with ERS early career members Joana Cruz, Sarah Alami and Siyu Dai.
Published 12/20/23
As part of the December issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers and Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin discuss their favourite articles from the past year and what they are looking forward to in 2024.
Published 12/20/23
"There's always someone who knows more about a rare disease than you yourself" Coordinator of ERN-LUNG Thomas Wagner and his co-Guest Editor Michael Kreuter talk to Deputy Chief Editor of the ERS Monograph, Christian Laursen, about their issue: Rare Diseases of the Respiratory System. The editors explain how knowledge exchange through the Network, as well as reference to the Monograph, is beneficial to trainees, experts and patients alike. Christian also asks the Guest Editors about the...
Published 12/15/23
As part of the November issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers and ERS President Monika Gappa discuss awareness of child health and its importance for adult lung health.
Published 11/30/23
As part of the October issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin and Prof. Alberto Papi discuss the new ERS short guidelines for the use of as-needed ICS/formoterol in mild asthma.
Published 10/23/23
As part of the September issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers, Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin, and Section Editors Isabella Annesi-Maesano and Joan Soriano talk about the Best of the ERJ session at the ERS International Congress 2023 and their favourite sessions from the rest of the Congress.
Published 09/28/23
As part of the August issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Prof. Bartolome Celli about his editorial on simplifying pharmacotherapy for patients with COPD.
Published 08/31/23
As part of the July issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Prof. Daiana Stolz about HISTORIC, a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, investigator-initiated trial of airway smooth muscle area to predict steroid responsiveness in COPD patients receiving triple therapy.
Published 07/24/23
As part of the June issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Section Editor G.B. Migliori about the path to tuberculosis elimination.
Published 07/06/23
As part of the May issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Associate Editor Marcus Mall about the latest developments in cystic fibrosis.
Published 05/31/23
As part of the April 2023 issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Alvar Agusti (Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain)about the new Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)report.
Published 04/28/23
"We need to be cognisant of the new, less common risk factors that are associated with various cancers" ERS Monograph early career representative Holly Keir talks to co-Guest Editor Kwun M. Fong about the Monograph on Lung Diseases and Cancer. In a conversation covering the bidirectional relationship between cancer and lung disease, the impact of climate change, cancer's relationship with vaping and the pulmonary effects of new cancer treatments, Kwun explains why this Monograph is relevant...
Published 01/11/23
"This condition is really overlooked. The point of the Monograph is that it should, hopefully, raise awareness." In the latest instalment of the ERS Monograph podcast series, Editorial Board member Holly Keir talks to James H. Hull, one of the Guest Editors of the Monograph on Complex Breathlessness. In a conversation that focuses on the need for robust investigation when faced with unexplained breathlessness, James and Holly discuss: the use of physiological tests and CPET for assessment;...
Published 11/07/22
“One of the major motivations of this Monograph was to involve several specialities in order to provide the broadest overview of the manifestations of sarcoidosis” In the latest instalment of the ERS Monograph podcast series, Editorial Board member Sheila Ramjug talks to Francesco Bonella and Daniel Culver, co-Guest Editors of the Monograph on Sarcoidosis. In an engaging conversation about this fascinating, chameleonic disease, Francesco and Daniel discuss multidisciplinary collaboration,...
Published 05/13/22
"A one-stop-shop for a better understanding of this important cell and all the diseases associated with it" ERS Monograph early career representative Sheila Ramjug talks to David J. Jackson and Michael Wechsler about their Monograph, Eosinophilic Lung Diseases. In a conversation covering eosinophil types and the way they work, the safety of eosinophil depletion, key chapters and important questions for the future, David and Michael explain why this Monograph is relevant to everyone, both...
Published 03/28/22
“Suddenly, I find myself involved in research and clinical care in a disease I hadn’t even heard about 2 ½ years ago” In a conversation that really encapsulates the pandemic rollercoaster we continue to live through, Guest Editors Aurelie Fabre, John Hurst and Sheila Ramjug discuss the importance of the ERS Monograph on COVID-19, providing as it does a comprehensive review of all areas of the disease. This podcast is a fascinating listen for researchers and clinicians from both within and...
Published 02/28/22
"People's lives can be changed and [...] the important symptoms they are struggling with can be managed and in many cases, relieved" In the latest instalment of the ERS Monograph podcast series, Editorial Board member Sheila Ramjug talks to Anne Holland, Professor of Physiotherapy at Monash University and Guest Editor of the Monograph on Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Their broad-ranging discussion covers everything from balancing a home life with a career in medicine, to the impact of COVID-19...
Published 11/10/21
"In terms of preventing them coming to your clinic, the only thing we can do is focus on the early years." The lasting impact of respiratory health in the early years, pre-birth and even pre-conception forms the focus of earnest and warm discussion in this latest fascinating Monograph podcast. Ian P. Sinha and Jayesh Mahendra Bhatt, Guest Editors of Respiratory Diseases of the Newborn Infant, talk to Sheila Ramjug about what attracted them to the field, the reasons behind the Monograph’s...
Published 08/17/21