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Newswise: More Wildfire Smoke Renews Concerns Among Lung Health Experts
Released: 29-Jun-2023 10:20 AM EDT
More Wildfire Smoke Renews Concerns Among Lung Health Experts
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Newswise: Lung Cancer Screening Has the Potential to Reduce HIV Deaths
Released: 1-Dec-2022 8:00 AM EST
Lung Cancer Screening Has the Potential to Reduce HIV Deaths
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This World AIDS Day, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the American Thoracic Society is a founding member, is calling on the health care community to increase lung cancer screening for people with HIV who are current or former heavy smokers and may be at high risk for developing the disease. As HIV- infected individuals have high smoking rates, smoking cessation should also be encouraged.

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Newswise: Forum of International Respiratory Societies Calls for Collaborative Efforts to Fight Pneumonia
Released: 10-Nov-2022 4:00 PM EST
Forum of International Respiratory Societies Calls for Collaborative Efforts to Fight Pneumonia
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This World Pneumonia Day, Nov. 12, 2022, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the American Thoracic Society is a founding member, is calling on governments and other stakeholders to take urgent action to tackle pneumonia - focusing on those who are at greatest risk of severe illness.

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Newswise: CA Air Resource Board Panelist on Zero-Emissions Decision
Released: 26-Aug-2022 1:25 PM EDT
CA Air Resource Board Panelist on Zero-Emissions Decision
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Released: 23-Jun-2022 3:00 PM EDT
FDA Removes Juul from U.S. Market – An Important, But Temporary, Decision
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The American Thoracic Society applauds the FDA’s decision to remove Juul products from the U.S. marketplace. This decision is long overdue.

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Newswise: Fixed adjustment factors for #race is not appropriate, says expert upon release of new ATS/ERS standard for #PFT
Released: 2-Mar-2022 11:05 AM EST
Fixed adjustment factors for #race is not appropriate, says expert upon release of new ATS/ERS standard for #PFT
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Newswise: Dr. Shazia Jamil Says COVID-19 Booster Shots Make Sense in Older Individuals, Immunocompromised Individuals and in Health Care Workers.
Released: 20-Sep-2021 10:30 AM EDT
Dr. Shazia Jamil Says COVID-19 Booster Shots Make Sense in Older Individuals, Immunocompromised Individuals and in Health Care Workers.
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Released: 22-Jul-2021 3:00 PM EDT
Dr. Louella Amos Calls Philip Morris International's Acquisition of Vectura Hypocritical
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Released: 22-Apr-2021 1:45 PM EDT
@POTUS decision comes at a time when we are bracing for a particularly challenging #wildfire season: Dr. Mary Rice. @atscommunity
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Released: 29-Jan-2021 4:55 PM EST
Dr. Justin Ortiz Available to Comment on COVID-19 Vaccines
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Released: 25-Jan-2021 11:05 AM EST
Dr. Gerard Criner available to discuss #monoclonal #antibodies for mild to moderate #covid19.
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Released: 26-Oct-2020 10:20 AM EDT
What does the @FDA approval of #remdesivir really mean for patients with #covid and the doctors who treat them? @atscommunity
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Released: 7-Aug-2020 3:50 PM EDT
I'm a public health physician and scientist and I'm blocking the path of an oil pipeline to protect health
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As a doctor, I didn’t expect to find myself living in a tree at the age of 63, but here I am: 82 feet (25 meters) off the ground in a lovely grove of old cotton wood trees trying to stop construction on an oil pipeline.

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Released: 6-Aug-2020 10:05 AM EDT
Dr. Gabriel Lockhart of @NJHealth Available for Interviews on #covid19 Vaccine Distribution and Allocation of Scarce Resources.
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Released: 4-Aug-2020 4:55 PM EDT
Weighing the Risks vs. Benefits of Reopening Schools: @atscommunity Member Dr. Jeffrey Starke
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Released: 9-Jun-2020 4:25 PM EDT
The use of #teargas against protesters during the #COVID-19 #pandemic is irresponsible: Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD, of the ATS
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Released: 5-Mar-2020 4:05 PM EST
Dr. Graham Carlos Available to Discuss #Pneumonia in the Context of #Coronavirus
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Released: 5-Mar-2020 12:45 PM EST
@atscommunity #lung expert Dr. Michael Niederman weighs in on #COVID-19.
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Released: 19-Dec-2019 2:55 PM EST
#CDC Follow-up to Guide on #EVALI Expected Dec. 20; Guidance for Safe Discharge Planning
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Released: 11-Oct-2019 9:35 AM EDT
@atscommunity members join #CDC to craft guidance on #vaping associated lung injury. Available for comment.
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Released: 11-Oct-2019 9:00 AM EDT
@atscommunity members join #CDC to craft guidance on #vaping associated lung injury. Available for comment
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Released: 11-Oct-2019 9:00 AM EDT
ATS Expert Resources: New CDC Clinical Guide on Vaping Lung Injury
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Today, the CDC is expected to release new recommendations for evaluation and treatment of patients with suspected vaping-associated lung injury (VALI). The document -- “Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Evaluating and Caring for Patients with Suspected E-cigarette Use, or Vaping, Associated Lung Injury — United States, October 2019” -- was written in concert with national experts identified from professional medical societies, including the ATS.

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Released: 26-Sep-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Expert Available to Respond to Continued Vaping Concerns
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Released: 15-Aug-2019 3:45 PM EDT
ATS Expert Available to Comment on FDA Proposed Rule on Graphic Warning Labels for Cigarettes
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Released: 15-Aug-2019 3:30 PM EDT
Graphic Cigarette Warnings Focus of FDA Proposed Rule Released Today
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Today the FDA issued its proposal for graphic warnings on cigarettes, a long overdue step says the American Thoracic Society in curbing the adverse health effects associated with smoking. Comments on the proposed rule are due by October 15, 2019. The FDA is required to issue a final rule by March 15, 2020.

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Released: 14-Aug-2019 4:00 PM EDT
News headlines show new #vaping concerns related to #teens. #Policy initiatives needed to prevent access @atscommunity.
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Released: 14-Aug-2019 3:05 PM EDT
ATS sees new anti #TB drug approval from the #FDA as a milestone in treatment.
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Released: 9-Aug-2019 2:00 PM EDT
The #FDA is considering approval of a new anti #TB drug. If approved, the the drug would be significant advancement. @atscommunity @tballiance
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Released: 14-Nov-2018 12:05 PM EST
FDA's Pending Ant-Tobacco Initiative: American Thoracic Society Poised to React
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Released: 13-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EST
Wildfires: Experts Share 10 Tips for For Staying Healthy
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Released: 26-Sep-2018 10:05 AM EDT
ATS Expert Resource: Historic UN High-Level Meeting on TB
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Released: 23-Jan-2018 3:55 PM EST
National Academy of Sciences Report Raises Substantial Concerns About E-Cigarettes
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Released: 21-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
Tobacco Companies to Admit to Deceiving Public About Smoking’s Health Risks
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Released: 4-Oct-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Repealing the Clean Power Plan Would Be Irresponsible: ATS
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Released: 28-Apr-2017 4:05 PM EDT
The ATSIs Disappointed the Court Stops Review of EPA Rule to Limit Carbon Pollution and Address Climate Change #ATSadvocacy
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Released: 28-Mar-2017 3:05 PM EDT
Human Health Is Being Harmed by #climatechange: ATS Member Dr. Mary Rice.
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Released: 7-Nov-2016 4:05 PM EST
ATS Expert: World Pneumonia Day Nov. 12; Experts Roomi Nusrat, MD, and Charles Dela Cruz, MD, PhD
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“Pneumonia is the top infection-linked killer of children globally,” says Roomi Nusrat, MD, a member of the American Thoracic Society’s Pneumonia Working Group and Allergy, Immunology and Inflammation Assembly. “It is responsible for more than 50,000 deaths each year in the U.S.”

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Released: 7-Nov-2016 12:55 PM EST
Candida auris Emerging Form of Serious Infections.
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Released: 12-Sep-2016 9:20 AM EDT
ATS Expert Pitch: Michael Niederman, MD, Available for Comment on Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment
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Released: 15-Apr-2016 4:05 PM EDT
ATS Expert Available to Comment on CDC’s Latest Report on E-Cigarettes and Teens
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Released: 24-Mar-2016 10:00 AM EDT
New OSHA Standard on Silica More Protective but Science Supports Even Stricter Standard. @atscommunity
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Released: 10-Feb-2016 3:05 PM EST
ATS Expert Can Comment on US Supreme Court's ruling of EPA’s clean power plan
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Released: 9-Dec-2015 3:05 PM EST
With FDA Ruling Pending, ATS Tobacco Committee Chair Calls for Ban on the Marketing of Tobacco Products to Minors
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Released: 18-Feb-2015 9:30 AM EST
Distinguished Expert Available to Discuss Sleep Apnea and Its Treatment
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Released: 13-Feb-2015 11:00 AM EST
American Thoracic Society Expert Available to Discuss COPD and Its Treatment
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Released: 13-Feb-2015 11:00 AM EST
American Thoracic Society Expert Available to Discuss Asthma and Its Treatment
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Released: 20-Jan-2015 1:00 PM EST
American Thoracic Society President Thomas Ferkol, MD, Available to Comment on Cystic Fibrosis
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Released: 31-Oct-2014 9:40 AM EDT
Distinguished Expert, Charles Powell, MD, Available to Discuss Medicare Coverage of Lung Cancer Screening
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Released: 4-Mar-2014 10:00 AM EST
World TB Day is March 24: TB Expert Dean Schraufnagel, MD Available to Discuss Global Burden of Disease
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Released: 24-Feb-2014 8:00 AM EST
Distinguished Expert Available to Discuss the Health Effects of Air Pollution
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