Grant Theron discusses growing evidence of the importance of the lung and gut microbiomes in tuberculosis, and how this knowledge might affect the future of treatment. 

Dr Vikas Goyal discuses the use of oral antibiotic treatment in non-severe exacerbations of bronchiectasis in children.

Dr Gabriel Loor discusses a new study looking at how the normothermic portable Organ Care System works to improve donor lungs for transplantation.

Alex Franciosi talks with The Lancet Respiratory Medicine about the pitfalls and caveats of testing for α1-antitrypsin deficiency.

Thushan de Silva, from the Medical Research Council Unit in The Gambia, discusses a new study looking at the immunogenicity of live-attenuated influenza vaccines among children in The Gambia.

Dr Annette Peters addresses the current debate about the science behind European air quality standards, and why ambient air pollution deserves serious attention.

Dr John Myburgh discusses a reanalysis by Levin and colleagues of the FEAST trial, which looked at the adverse effects of the administration of saline or albumin fluid bolus in resuscitation.

Use of intensive care unit (ICU) resources in the USA outpaces the rest of the world. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine spoke with Dr James Downar about why ICU usage in the USA is so high, what that means for care, and what can be done about it.

François Maltais and Yohan Bossè discuss their investigation of five generations of a French-Canadian family with multiple recurring cases of early emphysema.

Dr. Warren Lenney calls for global children’s charter focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of childhood asthma globally