American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2020 International Conference

The American Thoracic Society rescheduled the 2020 conference from May 15-20 to a breaking news session on June 24 and a virtual conference from August 5-10

• ATS 2020 Pulmonary Rehab Reduces COPD Readmissions
  Medscape Medical News, August 18, 2020
• ATS 2020 Poverty Affects Response to Ozone Exposure in COPD Patients
  Medscape Medical News, August 14, 2020
• ATS 2020 Triple-Therapy Combo Decreases COPD Exacerbations
  Medscape Medical News, July 20, 2020
• ATS 2020 Treprostinil Improves Walk Distance in Pulmonary Hypertension
  Medscape Medical News, July 9, 2020
• ATS 2020 Novel Agent Shows Promise in Bronchiectasis
  Medscape Medical News, July 8, 2020
• ATS 2020 Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening Debated, Despite Evidence
  Medscape Medical News, June 18, 2020
• ATS 2020 Oral Masitinib Improves Severe Asthma
  Medscape Medical News, May 28, 2020
• ATS 2020 Smokers Unmotivated to Quit Smoke More With e-Cigarettes
  Medscape Medical News, May 22, 2020
• ATS 2020 Inhaled Nitric Oxide Explored for COVID-19 Oxygenation
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2020

• Steroids Not Effective for Mild, Low-Eosinophil Asthma For patients with mild, persistent asthma and low levels of eosinophils, responses to two steroids were no better than response to placebo, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2019
• Childhood Asthma May Begin Before Birth The microbiome of newborns, which can be affected by mode of delivery and alters again with feeding after birth, could predict wheezing later in life, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 22, 2019
• Emphysema Frequently Found During Cancer Screening The prevalence of emphysema identified during low-dose CT screening for lung cancer is about 60%, and investigators are questioning how best to proceed.
  Medscape Medical News, May 28, 2019