Pulmonology

Trials, guidelines and clinical evidence across Pulmonology.

Shape-Sensing Robotic Bronchoscopy Matches ENB Yield in Peripheral Lung Lesions

Single-operator data found similar diagnostic yield for shape-sensing robotic bronchoscopy and ENB, with fewer repeat procedures for malignancy using ssRAB.

By Dr. A. Nikhil Krishnan, MBBS · 3 days ago · 5 min read

Pulmonology·BMJ Open

Prehospital COPD Exacerbation Care Favors Titrated Oxygen, Review Finds

A scoping review maps prehospital AECOPD care, finding the strongest evidence for titrated oxygen and short-term physiologic benefits…

3 days ago

Pulmonology·EHJ

Biologic Therapy for Asthma Shows Racial Access Gaps in Real World Use

Real-world asthma biologic use showed lower baseline lung function and more missed visits among Black patients, raising access…

3 days ago

Pulmonology·Nature

MUC1 linked to COPD protection in emphysema and epithelial repair

MUC1 variants and epithelial reconstitution point to a new COPD mechanism involving senescence, mitochondrial repair, inflammation, and AT2-to-AT1…

3 days ago

Pulmonology·NIH

Theratyping may refine cystic fibrosis precision medicine across disease models

A review outlines how theratyping and advanced CF models could guide cystic fibrosis precision medicine, especially for rare…

5 days ago

Pulmonology·Nature

Delayed Inhalation Therapy Alters Lung Remodeling in Rat Injury Model

In rats with mixed-insult lung injury, delayed inhaled camostat, methylprednisolone, and enoxaparin altered apoptosis proteins and late remodeling.

5 days ago

Pulmonology·Front Immunol

IER3 emerges as COPD airway inflammation target in new study

Multi-omics, genetic, and experimental data link IER3 to COPD airway inflammation, poorer lung function, and a possible drug…

6 days ago

Pulmonology·Front Immunol

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Review Prioritizes TET2 and METTL3 in Macrophages

A Frontiers in Immunology review examines how macrophage immunometabolic programming may sustain pulmonary arterial hypertension and why TET2…

6 days ago

Pulmonology·Nature

MICE Imputation for Pulmonary Function Prediction Shows Mixed Performance

An imputation study in pulmonary function forecasting found adaptive MICE was reproducible, but not consistently better than simpler…

6 days ago

Pulmonology·Becker H

Air purifier placement cuts bioaerosol exposure in busy outpatient clinics

Experimental and simulated data show air purifier placement at breathing height can sharply reduce bioaerosol exposure in outpatient…

Nov 6, 2026

Pulmonology

Trials, guidelines and clinical evidence across Pulmonology.

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