2022

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Journal and Advocacy Press Releases

11-30-22 - World AIDS Day:  Lung Cancer Screening Has the Potential to Reduce HIV Deaths

11-14-22 - World COPD Day: "Your Lungs for Life" Campaign Highlighs the Importance of Lifelong Lung Health

11-10-22 - FIRS Calls for Collaborative Efforts to Fight Pneumonia - Focusing on Those at Greatest Risk

10-27-22 - American Thoracic Society Stands in Solidarity with Iranian Colleagues Amid Protests

10-26-22 - Dr. George Alba Announced as Latest Harold Amos Scholar in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

10-20-22 - ATS Applauds FDA and DOJ for Taking Steps to Curb Illegal Tobacco Sales and Youth Vaping

10-06-22 - Flavored E-Cigarettes Continue to Drive Increase in Tobacco Use Among Kids

10-03-22 - The American Thoracic Society Examining Race-Based Interpretation of Lung Function; Workshop Report in Progress

09-29-22 - The Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) Awards $100,000 Grants to 11 Specialty Societies Seeking to Improve Diagnostic Excellence

09-08-22 - Affordable Care Act and Lung Health Access Challenged in Texas Court

08-09-22 - ATS Research Program Announces 2021 Diversity Grant Awardee

08-09-22 - ATS Research Program Announces 2021 Nursing Award Recipient

08-02-22 - ATS Research Program Announces Partner Grant Recipients

08-01-22 - Respiratory Health Associations Encourage Global Awareness and Early Screening for World Lung Cancer Day

07-01-22 - On Inaugural World Bronchiectasis Day, International Lung Health Organizations Raise Awareness

06-28-22 - The U.S. Supreme Court’s Rollback of Roe V Wade Threatens Women’s Health

06-23-22 - FDA Removes Juul from U.S. Market – An Important, But Temporary, Decision

05-25-22 - Condemning Recent Mass Shootings in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX

05-04-22 - New Clinical Practice Guidelines on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis

05-03-22 - Lessons From the Tuskegee Experiment, 50 Years After Unethical Study Uncovered 

04-28-22 - FDA Action to Remove Menthol-Flavored Cigarettes Improves Health Equity, Says American Thoracic Society

03-02-22 - Standard for Pulmonary Function Tests Gets an Update

02-09-22 - ATS Statement Regarding Recent Neo-Nazi Demonstration in Boston, MA

02-02-22 - Leading Lung Health Groups Sponsor Harold Amos Scholar to Improve Diversity in Respiratory Care

01-31-22 - EPA Reverses Trump-Era Ruling: A Step Towards Cleaner Air and Less Mercury Pollution

01-26-22 - Leading Medical Organizations, Public Health Leaders Urge US Supreme Court to Affirm EPA’s Authority to Respond to Climate Crisis

01-24-22 - Global Lung Health Organizations Partner for Inaugural World Bronchiectasis Day

01-18-22 - Joint Statement On the Implications of Philip Morris International’s Acquisition of Vectura

01-13-22 - Meeting ATS-Recommended Air Quality Standards Would Save Thousands of Lives