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Support for All Communities and a Call for De-escalation of Harm: January 26, 2026
Supporting the Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act: November 21, 2025
CHEST Joins Medical Organizations in Amicus Brief Supporting AAP Lawsuit to Protect Evidence-Based Vaccine Policy: October 15, 2025; See all >

Neil S. Freedman, MD, FCCP, to Become the 88th President of the American College of Chest Physicians: December 19, 2025
World AIDS Day 2025: December 1, 2025
World COPD Day 2025: November 17, 2025; See all >

2026 GOLD report provides key updates on COPD exacerbations, case finding: January 21, 2026 - Gerard J. Criner, MD, FCCP, a member of the GOLD Science Committee, said the latest insights aim to improve patient outcomes and bring awareness to treating COPD exacerbations.
AI-enabled approaches poised to transform diagnosis, management of lung diseases: January 21, 2026 - Experts explore how AI-based tools can be used to bridge diagnostic challenges and address unmet needs in chronic respiratory disease care.
Patients with COPD, bronchiectasis experience sex-based disparities in care: January 21, 2026 - Radmila Choate, PhD, MPH, and her team sought to capture “lived experiences in a way that helps clinicians recognize patterns that differ for women and men and adapt care more thoughtfully.”; See all >

Save the date for CHEST 2026 in Phoenix: November 17, 2025 - Mark your calendars for October 18 to 21, 2026, in Phoenix. Stay at the forefront of patient care with dynamic educational experiences and recharge your batteries alongside friends and colleagues in the pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine community.
Imaging panel discusses pace, direction of practical AI applications: November 17, 2025 - Amit Gupta, MD, MRMD, CIIP, spoke about the growing application of AI imagery in early-stage lung cancer detection.
Experts evaluate treatment of PAH in the sotatercept era: November 17, 2025 - Zeenat Safdar, MD, FCCP, reviewed recent clinical trial data on the use of the activin-signaling inhibitor sotatercept in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).; See all >

Translating Algorithms Into Action: Assessing AI Readiness in the Sleep Medicine Community: December 4, 2025
At-Home Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Lung Transplant: October 29, 2025
Paying It Forward Through Philanthropy: September 30, 2025; See all >

How to Start Your Leadership Journey With CHEST: May 31, 2024
My Path for Board Recertification: June 28, 2023
Slow Is Smooth and Smooth Is Fast: My Journey in Preparing for My Pulmonary Board Certification: June 28, 2023; See all >