Modern obstructive sleep apnea presents an under met challenge in pulmonary health. This episode, featuring Dr. Reena Mehra at Cleveland Clinic, delves into the ins and outs of this surprisingly common disease that is practically defined by its hefty symptom burden. Listen in to learn more about sleep apnea’s improved diagnostics and advancing therapies, as well as the role of comorbid conditions.

0:16 The origin of sleep apnea diagnosis

1:48 Current sleep apnea burden in the US

3:16 Defining obstructive sleep apnea

4:40 The OSA pathophysiology

8:36 Clinical characteristics of OSA

11:16 Role of head and neck anatomy

12:30 Pros and cons of home sleep studies and polysomnography

16:11 Benefit of the Apnea-Hypopnea Index

21:55 The interplay of cardiovascular disease

23:41 The importance of PAP adherence

28:35 Addressing daytime somnolence

32:36 Additional OSA therapy options

35:55 How much weight should patients lose?

36:39 Future diagnosis and treatment

38:25 Outro

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Dr. Carla Lamb at Beth Israel Lahey Health joins us to discuss her role in developing early interventional pulmonary training and recommendations, the utility of key diagnostic tools in the subspecialty, evolving roles for lung cancer treatments including bronchial stents, modernized COPD intervention and research, and the future of interventional pulmonary medicine. It is an information-packed interview!

0:16 Intro

1:49 The history of the interventional pulmonology subspecialty

7:12 The Rescue Lung, Rescue Life Society

10:04 Technological advances to low-dose CT scan accuracy

17:04 Utility of bronchial stents in lung cancer care

21:55 Bronchial thermoplasty in asthmatic patients

26:01 Assessing a COPD patient for volume reduction

32:58 Rheoplasty and targeted lung denervation

35:39 Cryobiopsy in ILD

38:58 The future of interventional pulmonology

42:35 Outro

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In recognition of May’s Asthma Awareness Month, this episode highlights our conversation with Dr. Juan Carlos Cardet at University of South Florida and Dr. Elliot Israel at Brigham and Women’s Hospital about the most common respiratory disease in the U.S. It provides a deep dive into the guideline-supported SMART strategy, role of COVID-19 in current asthma risks, and research into the medical and financial impacts of asthma on the U.S. patient population.

0:16 The Discovery of Asthma

2:12 Introducing Elliot Israel, MD, and Juan Carlos Cardet, MD, MPH

3:20 Defining the SMART asthma strategy

5:46 The slow rollout of SMART

10:19 The strategy and findings of the PREPARE trial

21:41 How to initiate patient-activated reliever-triggered inhaled corticosteroid

25:15 The effect of COVID-19 on real-world asthma trials

27:40 How to lessen the disparities of asthma

31:14 Outro

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The Director of the ILD and Sarcoidosis Program at the Jacksonville College of Medicine joins Dr. Al Rizzo during Sarcoidosis Awareness Month to review the challenges and research surrounding the rare inflammatory disease.

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For decades, scientists have hypothesized about a future when diseases could be treated with gene editing techniques. The reality is getting closer to fruition! In this fascinating episode, Drs. Eric Kmiec and Natalia Rivera-Torres at ChristianaCare’s Gene Editing Institute share the latest developments in DNA alteration and explain why CRISPR gene editing continues to offer the most promise. 

They also detail how their lab’s pioneering work in squamous cell carcinoma is leading to what will be the first-ever lung cancer patient trial using CRISPR gene editing in a solid tumor.

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Continuing Black History Month, esteemed pediatric pulmonologist Dr. LeRoy Graham of Bridge Atlanta Medical Center drops by to discuss the disparities that continue to exist in childhood asthma. With a 40-plus history helping underserved communities, this easy-to-digest episode hits many high points about improving access to asthma care.

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In recognition of Black History Month, we are joined byinternationally acclaimed sickle cell disease expert Dr. Ify Osunkwo at Atrium Health to address stigma, mistrust and disparities. Born in Nigeria, she shares her unique perspectives on the genesis of this genetic disorder and its inequitable public health impacts. Check out the episode for an interesting overview of a storied disease.

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For the first episode of 2022, we welcome Dr. Gerald Criner at Temple University to summarize key highlights of recent clinical trials and research studies in the COPD field. Additionally, he outlines his work on the development of non-surgical techniques for patients who have advanced COPD. What have been the greatest impacts? Hurdles? Listen and learn.

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Join Dr. Al Rizzo for an end-of-year recap of the best highlights from Lungcast this year, featuring perspectives on COVID-19, asthma, lung cancer, tuberculosis, flu, and more.

With flu season upon us, Dr. Shantanu Agrawal, Chief Health Officer of Anthem Inc., joins us on behalf of their philanthropic arm, Anthem Foundation, to converse about the importance of flu vaccines as a key social driver of health. This episode explores the various vaccination modalities and related public health guidelines, as well as how our joint Fund Off Flu campaign aims to increase influenza knowledge and vaccination rates.