Press Releases from the ATS International Conference
2024 Conference Press Releases
Past Conference Press Releases
2021 Conference Press Releases
- Elevated Pulse Rate in Non-Sleepy Obstructive Sleep Apnea Heart Patients May Lead to Serious Cardiac Events; CPAP Provides Protection
- While More Severe OSA Associated with COVID-19 Infection Risk, Longer Use of PAP Reduces Risk
- In VOYAGE Phase 3 Clinical Trial, Dupilumab Significantly Reduced Asthma Exacerbations in Children Ages 6-11
- Two-Fifths of U.S. Seniors with COPD Have Poor Access to Pulmonary Rehab
- American Thoracic Society Announces Leadership for 2021-2022; Lynn Schnapp, MD, ATSF, Commences Term as President
- Removal of "Race Correction" in Pulmonary Function Tests Shows More Prevalent and Severe Lung Disease Among Black Patients
- Lives May Be Saved by Implementing ATS-Recommended Air Quality Standards
- Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Utero, Early Childhood, Linked to Decreased Lung Function in Children
- The ATS Names Sally E. Wenzel, MD, ATSF 2021 J. Burns Amberson Lecturer
- Polly E. Parsons, MD, ATSF Named 2021 Edward Livingston Trudeau Medalist
- The ATS Announces 2021 Jo Rae Wright Award for Outstanding Science
- 2021 Respiratory Health Awards Presented at ATS 2021
- Povery is Associated with Worse Survival and Fewer Lung Transplants in Patients with Lung Disease
- Weighted "Lottery" Provides Greater Access to Scarce COVID-19 Medications for Those Most Impacted
- Living in Redlined Neighborhoods Associated with Lower Lung Function in Individuals with Asthma
- Genes Associated with COVID-19 Risk Identified
- E-Cigarette Use is Associated with Wheezing and Shortness of Breath, Even for Young Adults Who Don't Smoke
- Teens and Adults Reporting E-Cigarette Use Have Increased Odds of Having Asthma and Asthma Attacks
2020 Conference Press Releases
- COPD Patients Who Do Pulmonary Rehabilitation Are Less Likely to be Re-hospitalized
- Dual E-cigarette and Cigarette Smokers Are Less Successful at Smoking Cessation
- In Mice, Chronic Inhalation of E-cigarette Vapor Negatively Affects Lungs
- More Than One-Third of Counties with High Lung Cancer Mortality Are 60 Minutes+ Drive From Screening Centers
- Not All Patients with Suspected Sepsis May Benefit from Early Antibiotics
- One in Three VA ICU Nurses Suffer "Burnout"; Related to Longer Patient Lengths of Stay
- Patients with Mild Sleep Apnea Benefit from CPAP Therapy
- Potentially Hazardous Bacterial Contamination Found in JUUL Vaping Products
- Residents of Poor Neighborhoods May Have More Respiratory Problems Associated with Ozone Exposure
- Some Cancers May Be Related to Sleep Apnea
- Very Few Pulmonaery Hypertension Patients Are Given Exercise Rehabilitation
- Younger Women Less Likely to Continue with CPAP Therapy
2019 Conference Press Releases
- Violence Exposure, Depression, and Poor Health Habits May Increase Asthma in Adolescents
- Long-Term Use of Benralizumab Appears Safe, Effective for Severe Asthma
- Enzyme May Represent New Target for Treating Asthma
- Redlining Has an Unexpected Link: Asthma
- Airway Microbiome Appears Altered in Severe Asthma Linked to Neutrophils
- New Investigational Therapy Shows Promise for Asthma Patients in Phase 2 Trial
- COPD Exacerbations May Decrease with Web-Based Intervention
- High-Deductible Insurance Plans May Be Hazardous to the Health of COPD Patients
- African Americans with COPD Appear Less Likely to Use Pulmonary Rehab
- COPD Appears To Cause More Severe Symptoms in Women
- Hospital-Acquired Infections May Be Lower in Closed ICUS
- Opiate Use in ICU Does Not Appear to Increase Opiate Prescription a Year After Discharge
- Bacterial Pneumonia Predicts Ongoing Lung Problems in Infants Hospitalized for Acute Respiratory Failure
- More Primary Care May Reduce Rates of Respiratory Failure
- Tumor-Suppressing Protein May Be Novel Target in PAH Therapy
- Microvascular Eye Disease May Help Lung Doctors See Vascular Damage in PAH
- Cardiac MRI May Lead to Targeted PAH Therapy
- Worst Form of Black Lung Disease Is on the Rise but the Cause Remains Unknown
- Younger Generations of Miners More Likely To Die From Black Lung Disease Than Older Generations
- E-Cigarettes Appear To Reduce Body’s Ability To Fight Flu
- Smokers with Various Degrees of Lung Function Impairment Have Different Top Causes of Death
- Smoking Unfiltered Cigarettes Appear To Double Risk of Lung Cancer Death; Smoking Light/Ultralight Cigarettes Does Not Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths
- Jaw Movement and Machine Learning May Diagnose Sleep Apnea
2018 Conference Press Releases
- Air Pollution Associated With Acute Respiratory Distress Hospitalization of Elderly
- AVATS Surgery Shown to Be Option for Patients Deemed “Inoperable "
- Stable COPD Patients May Not Need Added Inhaled Corticosteroid to Prevent Exacerbations
- CPAP May Reduce Resting Heart Rate in Prediabetic Patients
- Flavonoids May Slow Lung Function Decline Due to Aging
- In Utero Exposure to Carbon Monoxide Increases Infants’ Risk of Poor Lung Function
- Inpatient Opioid Use and Insufficient Weaning Pre-discharge May Increase Outpatient Opioid Prescription Use
- Medicaid Expansion Associated With Decline in ICU Stays
- Mediterranean Diet May Blunt Air Pollution’s Ill Health Effects
- Multidisciplinary Lung Health Clinic Helps Low-Income Patients
- Ozone Exposure at Birth Increases Risk of Asthma Development
- Palliative Care May Reduce Suicide Risk in Veterans with Advanced Lung Cancer
- Poor Seniors Less Likely to Survive Nursing Home After ICU Stay
- Pregnant Smokers May Reduce Harm Done to Baby’s Lungs by Taking Vitamin C
- Quitting Smoking, But Not Cutting Back, Linked to Better Lung Health
- Unnecessary Antibiotic Use in Asthma Exacerbations May Increase Hospital Stay, Costs
- Widely Used E-cigarette Flavoring Impairs Lung Function
- Worst Form of Black Lung Disease Appears Resurgent Among Coal Miners
2017 Conference Press Releases
- Air Pollution May Disrupt Sleep
- Among All Cancers, Lung Cancer Appears to Put Patients at Greatest Suicide Risk
- Antibiotic Therapy for Nearly One in Four Adults with Pneumonia Does Not Work
- Bronchial Therapy Helps Asthma Patients Reduce Severe Attacks, Hospitalizations and ER Visits
- COPD Exacerbations in Those with CVD May Increase Heart Attack/Stroke Risk
- Directly Observed Therapy for Multidrug-Resistant TB Decreases Mortality
- High Levels of Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure and Stress Increase Childhood Asthma Risk
- In-Hospital COPD Mortality Shows Large Drop From 2005-2014
- Investigational Biologic Appears to Reduce Oral Corticosteroid Use in Severe Asthma
- Loss of Airway Blood Vessels is Associated with Risk of Death in Smokers without COPD
- Machine Learning May Help in Early Identification of Severe Sepsis
- Mortality from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Found to Be Lower in High-Volume ICUs
- Muscle Loss May Predict Mortality Risk in Smokers
- Online Pulmonary Rehabilitation Not Inferior to Face-to-Face Rehab
- Patients With Lung Disease Say Current Home Oxygen Delivery Systems Do Not Meet Their Needs...
- Prompt Sepsis Treatment Less Likely When ERs Crowded
- Severe Pediatric Sleep Apnea in Washington, DC Most Common in Inner City African-Americans...
- Sleep Apnea and Insomnia in African Americans Goes Undiagnosed
- Sleep Apnea May Increase Atrial Fibrillation Risk
- Sleep Apnea May Increase Risk of Pregnancy Complications
- Two Biomarkers Appear to Predict Course of IPF
- Viral Acute Respiratory Infections in Infants May Lead to Recurrent Childhood Wheezing...
2016 Conference Press Releases
- ATS Meet-the-Experts Forum to Provide Patients and Their Families Free Expert Health Information and Technology Tools
- The ATS and Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Release Landmark Survey of Pulmonlogists' Attitudes and Practices with Inhalation Devices for COPD
- Risk of Mortality Linked to Interstitial Lung Abnormalities
- New Way to Predict COPD Progression; New Treatment May Be on the Horizon
- ICUs Strained by Increased Volume and a Near Doubling of Opioid-Related Deaths
- For ICU Patients, Nighttime Extubations Associated With Higher Mortality
- Greater Collaboration Between ICU Nurses and ICU Physicians May Minimize VAP Risk
- Metals Released by Burning Fuel Oil May Damage Children’s Developing Lungs
- Monthly Resident Handoff of Patients May Increase Risk of Dying
- As Sleep Apnea Severity Increases So Do the Learning Challenges in Kids
- In Large Study, Sleep Apnea Associated With Heart Attack, Stroke, and Other Serious Outcomes After Coronary Revascularization
- Untreated Sleep Apnea May Be Related to Melanoma Aggressiveness
- Heart Failure Patients with Predominant Central Sleep Apnea at Higher Risk for Serious Complications than Those Who Also Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Hydroxyurea Improves Lung Function in Children with Sickle Cell Disease
- Early Introduction of Allergenic Foods Reduces Risk of Food Sensitization
- Being Fit May Slow Lung Function Decline as We Age
- Novel Gene Therapy Shows Potential for Lung Repair in Asthma
- Very Poorly Controlled Asthma Highly Prevalent in TENOR II Cohort After More Than a Decade
- Asthma Overdiagnosed in Canadian Adults
- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Associated With Higher Mortality, More Severe Illness
- Meetings with Palliative Care Do Not Improve Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Family Caregivers of Chronic Critically Ill Patients
- Motivational Interviewing May Reduce COPD Readmissions
- Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation as Effective as Hospital-Based
- New Easy-To-Use TB Test Achieves Accuracy Comparable to IGRAs in Phase III Trials
- Simple, Rapid TB Diagnosis Feasible in Low-Resource, High-Burden Settings
- Inhaled Steroids May Increase Risk of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Lung Disease
2015 Conference Press Releases
- Many Children with Asthma Have Reaction to Peanuts, But Do Not Know It
- Sleep Apnea Linked to Depression in Men
- Air Pollution and Impaired Lung Function Prove Independent Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline
- Mechanical and Chemical Characteristics of Electronic Cigarettes Contribute to Potentially Hazardous Effects
- One Exposure to E-Cigarette Use Diminishes Cough Reflex Sensitivity
- COPD Is Independent Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Death, But Not Risk of Stroke
- Certain Risk Factors Can Predict the Risk for COPD Exacerbations In Patients Using Inhaled Medications
- Sleep Apnea Common Among Patients Undergoing Heart Procedure
- Study Suggests Need for Renal Protective Care in Pediatric Lung Transplant Patients
- Smoking a Significant Predictor of Lung Cancer Recurrence in Survivors
- New School-Based Program Helps Reduce Absentee Rate for Urban Minority Children with Asthma
- Music Helps Patients Undergoing Daily Weaning From Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation Helps Patients Newly Diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- COPD Is More Prevalent in Poor and Rural Areas of the U.S.
- Readmissions in Severe Sepsis Are as Common as Those in Heart Failure and Pneumonia
- Shorter Stature Appears to Lead to Higher Mortality Rates, Longer Waiting Times for Lung Transplantation
- Adding Genetic Information Changes Risk Profile of Smokers and Results in Greater Adherence to CT Lung Screening
- Electronic Cigarette Flavorings Alter Lung Function at the Cellular Level
- Evidence that Electronic Cigarettes Are Effective for Smoking Cessation Long-Term is Lacking
- Regular Aspirin Use May Slow Progression of Early Emphysema
- Inhaled Corticosteroids for COPD Decrease Mortality Risk from Pneumonia and Other Causes
- Mechanical Ventilation Associated with Long-Term Disability
