As part of our Future Leaders series, we spoke with Dr Amy Wolfe, Director of the LSUHSC-Wetmore TB Clinic and Assistant Professor of Medicine at LSUHSC in New Orleans. A specialist in pulmonary and critical care medicine, Dr Wolfe shares how her early experiences in post-Katrina New Orleans inspired her focus on health equity. She discusses the challenges of treating TB in underserved communities, the importance of wraparound care, and promising innovations in pulmonology—from AI-based diagnostics to expanded access to pulmonary rehabilitation and lung cancer screening.

In this episode, Professor Irene Higginson, Director of Better Health and Care Futures at King’s College London, discusses the complex challenges of managing breathlessness. She explores non-pharmacological strategies, the value of multidisciplinary care, and how the Breathlessness Support Services at KCL are transforming patient support. Tune in for expert insights and a look at future directions in breathlessness research and care.

In this interview, Professor Juzar Ali, MD, FRCP(C), FCCP, a leading expert in respiratory medicine and LSU Alumni Klein Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA, USA, reflects on his distinguished career specializing in tuberculosis (TB), non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease (NTM) and bronchiectasis.

The 2025 AAAAI and WAO joint congress highlighted advances in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) treatment. Notable studies presented positive results for novel biologic therapies, including tezepelumab, depemokimab and mepolizumab for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), and dupilumab for chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRSsNP). These findings highlight significant advancements in symptom management, offering hope for improved patient outcomes and reduced treatment burdens.

Asthma affects nearly 300 million people worldwide.1 Despite a notable decline in age-standardized prevalence, mortality and disability-adjusted life years over the past three decades, the burden of asthma remains high in many countries including low-middle-income countries.2 Climate change is also predicted ...

The International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) has initiated a global social movement to bring meaningful change in asthma management. The driving idea behind this initiative is a recognition that, while the current approach may feel sufficient to many, it falls short of optimal care. The IPCRG network sees clear evidence of avoidable harm and unnecessary costs in the current asthma management framework, which continue to impact lives and wellbeing.1 To counteract this, IPCRG's "Asthma Right Care" aims to inspire a shift towards better care practices by reducing both overuse and underuse of effective treatments. This means moving beyond episodic symptom relief and acute responses to establish a chronic care model that adheres to international or national asthma guidelines, prioritizing the appropriate use of anti-inflammatory inhaled medications.

A new European Respiratory Society (ERS) statement on preschool wheezing disorders represents a significant update in the approach to diagnosing and managing this complex condition in young children.

Approximately half of all smokers will develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with a disease progression over several years before the spirometric threshold for diagnosis is reached.1 There is, therefore, a clear benefit in identifying patients with COPD as early ...

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by inflammation and/or fibrosis.1 Pulmonary fibrosis develops due to repeated cycles of injury and impaired repair with fibroblast activation and migration with the resultant deposition of extracellular matrix ...