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

Fabien Maldonado discusses the effectiveness of pleural manometry to monitor pleural pressure during thoracentesis procedures.

Professor Pallav Shah discuses surgical and endoscopic interventions that reduce lung volume for emphysema.

Dr Raj Gupta discusses the potential of delaminid, one of the first new TB drugs to enter the market in 40 years, to offer new hope for treatment of multi drug resistant tuberculosis.

Ben Cowling discusses his work in Hong Kong investigating the effectiveness of the flu vaccine over time.