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Thorax, the official journal of the British Thoracic Society, publishes influential clinical and experimental research in respiratory medicine, paediatrics, immunology, pharmacology, pathology, and surgery. The focus is on work that advances scientific understanding and impacts clinical practice.
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Better asthma control, half of the carbon footprint with climate-friendly inhalers from 2022-01-31T18:07:20

In this podcast, Rachael Moses, Multimedia Editor of Thorax BMJ, is joined by Professor Ashley Woodcock, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, The University of Manchester, UK, to discuss the...

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What are the risks from 'aerosol-generating procedures’ in the treatment of patients with COVID-19? from 2021-11-26T11:48:41

Do hospitalised COVID-19 patients receiving treatment with CPAP and HFNOT present a significant added risk of viral contamination to the surrounding environment used by healthcare workers? And is t...

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Cigarettes and COVID-19: clearing the smoke from 2021-10-06T08:13:46

In this podcast, Rachael Moses, Multimedia Editor of Thorax BMJ, talks to Dr Ash Clift Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford. The evidence surrounding COVID-19 h...

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Do financial incentives improve key COPD outcomes? from 2021-08-19T11:15:29

In this podcast, we discuss the impact of Best Practice Tariffs (BPT) in improving outcomes for people with COPD admitted to hospital following an acute exacerbation. The key question was to unders...

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The BCG Vaccine Programme: Are we getting it right? from 2021-06-02T09:47:14

In this podcast, Rachael Moses, Multimedia Editor of Thorax BMJ, talks to Professor James Trauer, Epidemiological Modelling Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University,...

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Sleep Vibrations: Can a positional therapy device improve outcomes in obstructive sleep apnoea? from 2021-05-05T19:11:44

In this podcast Rachael Moses, MultiMedia Editor Thorax BMJ talks to Ms Laura Hidalgo Armas, OSI Araba Hospital University, Vitoria, Spain. They discuss the effectiveness of a new vibrational posit...

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Smoking cessation at work: Do heated tobacco products work? from 2021-04-15T14:51:40

In this podcast, Rachael Moses, Multimedia Editor of Thorax, is joined by Dr Makiko Kanai, National Hospital Organisation Kyoto Medical Center, Japan, to discuss how a smoking cessation pathway was...

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The SUR-VAPES Study from 2021-04-15T14:48:01

In this podcast, Rachael Moses, Multimedia Editor of Thorax BMJ, talks to Professor Lorenzo Loffredo, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. They discuss the impact of chronic use of heat-not-burn cig...

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Ivacaftor: Long term adherence and outcomes from 2021-03-26T16:58:16

The recent development of triple CFTR modulation means that up to 90% of people with CF will be eligible for ‘highly effective’ CFTR modulator therapy. In this podcast, Rachael Moses, Multimedia Ed...

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Meat Consumption and Childhood Wheeze: The implications of Western Diet from 2021-01-02T15:31:11

Multimedia Editor of Thorax, Rachael Moses, interviews Dr Sonali Bose, Faculty in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine, New York. They discuss the relationship betwe...

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Hormonal Contraception and severe asthma exacerbation: Is there a link? from 2020-10-26T17:38:14

In this podcast, the effect of hormonal contraception on the impact of severe asthma exacerbation in women of reproductive age is discussed.

Multimedia Editor of Thorax, Rachael Moses, interviews...

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No Symptoms? Why wearing a mask still matters from 2020-09-09T11:50:07

We discuss the viral load of asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection and the potential protracted course of COVID-19 infection than initially thought. The data within...

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Behind the mask: COVID-19 exposure and viral carriage in healthcare workers from 2020-08-27T17:51:41

This podcast discusses the exposure and potential viral carriage of healthcare workers in a large UK Hospital. It also discusses the impact of exposure, the importance of personal protective equipm...

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COVID-19: In the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton from 2020-05-26T13:27

An expedition ship departed on an Antarctic cruise mid-March 2020 with no known COVID passengers or crew members. However after 8 days the first passenger became febrile and isolation procedures we...

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Childhood obstructive sleep apnoea: it's more than a snore from 2020-03-01T17:01:51

Childhood obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is an independent determinant of blood pressure in adulthood – a longitudinal follow-up study’ with host Rachael Moses and Dr Kate Chan, Chinese University ...

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Smoking in cars: how the recent ban is affecting young people in England and Scotland from 2020-01-27T15:48:09

Smoking with children in a car has been illegal since 2015 in England and 2016 in Scotland. This podcast explores the importance and impact of this ban on children and the important message it g...

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Overweight and out of breath: cause and effect? from 2019-10-08T10:06:50

In this podcast, Multimedia Editor of Thorax Rachael Moses, discusses with Dr Magnus Ekstrom, Lund University, Sweden, the key findings of a population-based study investigating the relationship...

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The role of sex hormones on the development of asthma from 2019-02-10T13:37:34

The study discussed in this podcast introduces evidence that supports a biological explanation behind the observed asthma discordance between males and females.

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Assisted reproductive technologies and asthma risk in children from 2018-10-18T16:55:05

Assisted reproduction techniques might increase asthma risk in children conceived this way, a study published by Thorax concludes. Maria Magnus, Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute...

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How toxic is your vape? from 2018-08-08T16:32:36

The study discussed in this podcast cautions against the widely held opinion that e-cigarettes are safe. Listen to the conversation between the Multimedia Associate Editor of Thorax Rachael Moses a...

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Growing up on a farm as related to adult lung function and allergic phenotypes from 2016-08-24T10:10:20

In this podcast Jennifer Quint talks to Shyamali Dharmage and Brittany Campbell about their recent press released paper "Growing up on a farm as related to adult lung function and allergic pheno...

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Air Pollution affects Lung Cancer Survival from 2016-07-25T16:38:09

Patients exposed to air pollution after diagnosis of lung cancer have shorter survival, in particular those patients with early-stage non-small cell cancers (specially adenocarcinomas), according t...

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Air pollution and the London low emission zone from 2015-11-17T15:11:29

In this podcast Dr Ian Mudway talks to Dr Elizabeth Batalla-Duran about his recent paper in Plos-One entitled "Effects of air pollution and introduction of the London low emission zone on the preva...

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E-cigarette use and smoking in early adolescence from 2015-09-30T15:00:58

In this podcast Dr Elizabeth Batalla-Duran talks to Dr Adam Leventhal from the University Southern California about his paper "Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Initiation of Combusti...

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Long-term experience with rituximab in anti-synthetase syndrome-related interstitial lung disease from 2015-09-29T13:50:32

In this podcast Dr Janice Higginson talks to Dr Helena Anderson from Oslo University Hospital about her recent paper published in Rheumatology. The paper is a retrospective review of research do...

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Pneumococcal vaccination for welders from 2014-10-01T15:52:35

Thorax deputy editor Paul Cullinan talks to David Coggon, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, about pneumococcal vaccination for welders.

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The genomic origins of asthma from 2014-07-08T12:55:57

Ian Pavord talks to Scott Weiss, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, about his review on the genomic origins of asthma, which considers several areas where ...

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The promise of translational and personalised approaches for paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea from 2014-05-14T09:21:32

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) can result in significant morbidities including the cardiovascular, metabolic and neurocognitive systems. While great advances have been made in sleep medicine res...

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TB special: The ins and outs of interferon-gamma release assays from 2013-05-01T14:49:36

We are delighted to present a podcast recording of an interview with Professor Ajit Lalvani to coincide with the TB special edition of Thorax in March. He describes the development of the FDA-appro...

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Journal club: Surgical resection for stage I and II small cell carcinoma of the lung from 2013-02-13T16:59:57

Benny Weksler, associate professor of surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, talks to Jennifer Quint, Thorax journal club editor, about surgery f...

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Journal club: Raised glucose levels predict death for patients with pneumonia from 2013-02-13T16:58:55

Jennifer Quint, Thorax’s journal club editor, talks to Philipp Lepper, consultant physician, University Hospital of Saarland, Germany, about his study which revealed glucose levels can predict m...

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Journal club: The effects of closing schools during an influenza pandemic from 2013-02-13T16:57:26

Closing schools to restrict the spread of influenza during a pandemic is an idea oftern floated, but what effect does it actually have? Thorax’s Journal Club editor Jennifer Quint asks David Ear...

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Journal club: Prednisone, azathioprine, and N-acetylcysteine for pulmonary fibrosis from 2013-02-13T16:55:36

A combination of prednisone, azathioprine, and N-acetylcysteine has been widely used as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, however the safety and efficacy of this three-drug regimen ...

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Journal Club: Predicting survival in resected non-small-cell lung cancer from 2013-02-13T16:54:16

Jennifer Quint, Thorax’s Journal Club editor, talks to David Jablons, University of California San Francisco, and consultant for Life Technologies, about his assay to predict survival in resecte...

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Journal Club: Outcomes after thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy from 2013-02-13T16:52:09

Jennifer Quint, Thorax’s Journal Club editor, talks to Subroto Paul, Division of Thorasic Surgery at New York Presbrytarian Hospital System, about his study comparing short-term postoperative ou...

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Journal Club: Lung protective mechanical ventilation from 2013-02-13T16:49:35

Jennifer Quint (Thorax’s journal club editor) talks to Dale Needham (associate professor of medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) about his paper recently published in the BMJ:<...

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Non-eosinophilic asthma from 2013-02-13T16:47:33

Ian Pavord (Thorax editor) talks to Peter Gibson (professor of respiratory medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New South Wales, Australia) about non-eosinophilic asthma, particularly neutrophilic as...

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Journal club: Bioartificial scaffolds to replace airway defects from 2013-02-13T16:46:36

Jennifer Quint (Thorax’s journal club editor) talks to Paolo Macchiarini (professor in the Advanced Center for Translational Regenerative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm) about using ...

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Journal Club: CPAP for the metabolic syndrome in patients with obstructive sleep apnea from 2013-02-13T16:44:44

Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components. Professor SK Sharma (head of the Department of Medicine, All India Institute of M...

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Journal club: Detecting COPD through lung cancer screening from 2013-02-13T16:43:28

Jennifer Quint (Thorax’s Journal Club editor) talks to Onno Mets (Department of Radiology, University Medical Centre Utrecht) about his paper recently published in JAMA:

http://jama.jamane...

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Journal club: Chronic disease management for tobacco dependence from 2013-02-13T16:41:11

Jennifer Quint (Thorax’s journal club editor) talks to Ann Joseph (Wexler Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota) about whether treating tobacco dependence as a chronic condition results...

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Journal club: Lung regeneration after influenza and the role of stem cells from 2013-02-13T16:40:17

Jennifer Quint (Thorax’s Journal Club editor) talks to Frank McKeon (Genome Institute of Singapore, Harvard Medical School) about his work into the extent of lung regeneration following catastro...

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Journal club: Cytisine for smoking cessation from 2013-02-13T16:39:10

Many treatments available for smoking cessation are unaffordable for the majority of smokers, however cytisine is one exception. Jennifer Quint (Thorax’s journal club editor) talks to Robert Wes...

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Journal club: Efficacy of a tyrosine kinase inhibitor in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis from 2013-02-13T16:37:44

Only one treatment is licensed for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and this only in Europe. Luca Richeldi (Center for Rare Lung Diseases, University of Modena, Italy) describes his phase 2 trial o...

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Journal club: Airway bypass for emphysema from 2013-02-13T16:35:59

Jennifer Quint (Thorax’s journal club editor) talks to Pallav Shah (a respiratory physician at the Royal Brompton Hospital, UK) about his trial of airway bypass for patients with severe emphysem...

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Journal club: Lebrikizumab treatment in adults with asthma from 2013-02-13T16:34:28

Jennifer Quint (Thorax’s journal club editor) talks to Dr John Matthews (Genentech) about his New England Journal of Medicine published study into whether lebrikizumab, an interleukin-13 monoclo...

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Journal club: Azithromycin and increased mycobacterial infections in cystic fibrosis patients from 2013-02-13T16:31:10

In this inaugural Thorax journal club podcast, Jennifer Quint (Thorax’s journal club editor) talks to Dr Andres Floto (University of Cambridge) about how he’s confirmed long-term use of azithrom...

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Smoking in the young from 2013-02-13T16:29:33

We were delighted to speak to Professor John Britton about the research published in the October issue of Thorax, by his and other groups, on smoking in the young.

John is a chest physicia...

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Lung transplant rejection and proximity to a major road from 2013-02-13T16:28:07

A paper recently published in Thorax looks at the link between bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in lung transplant recipients and the proximity of a major road to their home.

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Bronchi and the bugs: what kickstarts asthma from 2013-02-13T16:22:14

Andrew Bush, Professor of Paediatric Respirology Imperial College London, talks to Fernando Martinez, Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Arizona Respiratory Center at University of Ariz...

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August 2010 from 2013-02-13T16:21:03

Each month we aim to bring you an insight into different areas of Thorax, and explain a bit about the editorial processes and decisions that go on behind the scenes.

In this podcast Dr Ang...

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March 2010 from 2013-02-13T16:20:11

Welcome to the Thorax podcast

Each month we aim to bring you an insight into different areas of Thorax, and explain a bit about the editorial processes and decisions that go on behind the ...

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January 2010 from 2013-02-13T16:17:39

Welcome to the Thorax podcast

Each month we aim to bring you an insight into different areas of Thorax, and explain a bit about the editorial processes and decisions that go on behind the ...

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December 2009 from 2013-02-13T16:13:38

Welcome to the first Thorax podcast

Each month we aim to bring you an insight into different areas of Thorax, and explain a bit about the editorial processes and decisions that go on behin...

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