Journal & Advocacy Press Releases
- 06-01-17 - American Thoracic Society Dismayed by President's Decision on Paris Agreement
- 05-23-17 - Forum of International Respiratory Societies Releases "The Global Impact of Respiratory Disease"
- 05-01-17 - Forum of International Respiratory Societies Calls for Better Access to Care and Medicines for Asthma
- 04-28-17 - ATS Expert Available to Comment on Court Decision to Delay EPA Case on Clean Power Plan
- 04-20-17 - Report Recommends Ways to Improve Response to Toxic Inhalation Disasters
- 04-18-17 - Manhasset H.S. Senior to Present Research at ATS 2017 International Conference
- 04-04-17 - ATS Foundation Announces $100,000, Two-year Non-Invasive Ventilation Research Grant
- 03-28-17 - Executive Order to Rescind Clean Power Plan is An Affront to Human Health: ATS
- 03-23-17 - ATS Registers Strong Concerns About Changes to Clean Air Act in Testimony
- 03-21-17 - FIRS Issues Five Key Points Critical to Addressing TB Epidemic: World TB Day, March 24
- 03-17-17 - President Trump's Budget is Bad for Science, Environment and America: ATS
- 03-10-17 - Mite-proof Bedcovers May Reduce Asthma Flare-ups in Children
- 03-07-17 - ATS On Affordable Care Act Replacement: Congress Legislating in the Dark
- 02-17-17 - ICU Care for COPD, Heart Failure and Heart Attack May Not Be Better
- 02-10-17 - Chinese Air Pollution Linked to Respiratory and Cardiovascular Deaths
- 02-03-17 - Monoclonal Antibody Given to Preterm Babies May Reduce Wheeze Later
- 01-30-17 - GOLD 2017 Report Released with New Recommendations on Assessing COPD
- 01-30-17 - ATS Statement Regarding U.S. Immigration Policies
- 01-27-17 - Oral Devices Reduce Sleep Apnea But May Not Affect Heart Disease Risk Factors
- 01-23-17 - Children with Asthma May Be at Higher Obesity Risk
- 01-13-17 - Clean-fuel Cookstoves May Improve Cardiovascular Health in Pregnant Women
- 12-27-16 - ATS Foundation Announces Research Grants to Improve Respiratory Health Worldwide
- 11-28-16 - Global Response to Fight AIDS Urgently Needed this World AIDS Day, Dec. 1: Forum of International Respiratory Societies
- 11-28-16 - The ATS Mission Stays Strong
- 11-16-16 - E-cigarettes May Harm Teens' Lung Health
- 11-10-16 - Forum of International Respiratory Societies Calls for Global Effort on World Pneumonia Day
- 10-28-16 - Novel Approach in Primary Care Setting May Help Identify Patients with COPD
- 10-24-16 - New Guidelines Published for Discontinuing Mechanical Ventilation in ICU
- 10-13-16 - Number of TB Deaths Surpass HIV/AIDS Deaths for Second Year; WHO Report
- 10-12-16 - ATS International and US Members Agree Climate Change Affects Patient Health
- 09-30-16 - As the Thermostat Goes Up, COPD Symptoms May Worsen
- 09-12-16 - ATS Expert Pitch: Michael Niederman, MD, Available for Comment on Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment
- 09-08-16 - COPD Exacerbations Lead to Lung Function Decline, Particularly Among Those with Mild COPD
- 09-06-16 - ATS Applauds Recommendation for TB Screening in High Risk Groups
- 08-10-16 - Tighter Air Pollution Standards May Save Thousands of Lives, Greatly Improve Public Health
- 08-01-16 - ATS Issues Clinical Practice Guidelines on Diagnosing Persistent Wheeze in Infants
- 07-27-16 - World Lung Cancer Day commemorates, celebrates and supports those impacted by lung cancer
- 07-08-16 - London's 1952 Great Smog May Have Increased Childhood and Adult Asthma
- 07-07-16 - Burning Out in the ICU
- 06-24-16 - Depression Decreases Adherence to COPD Maintenance Medications
- 05-14-16 - The ATS Welcomes Decision on New, Shorter Regimen for Multi-Drug-Resistant TB
- 05-05-16 - FDA Tobacco Ruling is a Big Step and a Long Time in Coming: The ATS
- 04-26-16 - Action and Collaboration Needed for Asthma, a Major Noncommunicable Disease
- 04-15-16 - ATS Expert Available to Comment on CDC's Latest Report on E-Cigarettes and Teens
- 04-14-16 - High-Volume Lung Transplant Centers Have Lower Costs and Readmissions
- 04-11-16 - Even Low Levels of Air Pollution Appear to Affect a Child's Lungs
- 04-08-16 - WTC Firefighters Needing Sinus Surgery Had More Intense, Longer Exposure to Caustic Dust and Have Higher Eosinophil Levels
- 04-04-16 - Research Finds Evidence of Lung Abnormalities in Light-use Waterpipe Smokers
- 04-01-16 - National Health and Medical Professional Organizations Weigh in on Clean Power Plan Legal Battle
- 03-24-16 - ATS Supports OSHA's More Protective Crystalline Silica Exposure Standard
- 03-23-16 - Investment and Action Needed to End TB, the Worlds' Leading Infectious Killer
- 03-18-16 - Rescue Inhaler Study: New Approach Increases Mastery of Life-Saving Technique
- 03-11-16 - The American Thoracic Society Applauds Action to Reduce Methane Emissions
- 03-04-16 - CPAP May Improve Glycemic Control in Sleep Apnea Patients
- 02-11-16 - Telemedicine Program Launched in Syria is Successful Model for ICU Services in Unstable Regions
- 02-10-16 - ATS Issues Statement on Supreme Court Stay
- 02-05-16 - Most Internet Resources for IPF are Inaccurate, Incomplete and Outdated
- 02-01-16 - People with Alpha-1 to Join Experts at Education Event February 13; Event is Part of "Alpha-1 Week at the ATS"
- 01-29-16 - African Ancestry Predicts Lung Function in Minority Youth with Asthma
- 01-26-16 - Most Commonly Used TB Test Fails to Accurately Diagnose Pregnant HIV + Women
- 01-22-16 - Medical Society Details Syrian Health Crisis and Efforts to Help
- 01-22-16 - Fiber-rich Diet May Reduce Lung Disease
- 01-20-16 - Long-term Exposure to Ozone May Increase Lung and Cardiovascular Deaths
- 01-08-16 - Long-Term Ozone Exposure Increases Acute Respiratory Disease Syndrome Risk in Critically Ill Patients
- 01-08-16 - Veterans and Civilian Patients at Risk of ICU-Related PTSD Up to a Year Following Hospital Discharge
- 12-23-15 - Vitamin D Deficiency Does Not Increase Risk and Severity of OSA
- 12-09-15 - Sleep-Disordered Breathing Patients at Greater Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
- 12-03-15 - Researchers Identify Biomarker of Early Lung Cancer that May Increase Survival
- 12-01-15 - World AIDS Day
- 11-30-15 - Critically Ill Patients at Long-term Risk for Bone Fracture
- 11-23-15 - Vitamin D Does Not Reduce Colds in Asthma Patients
- 11-20-15 - ATS Welcomes New Global Plan to End TB
- 11-17-15 - Nov. 18 Marks World COPD Day
- 11-13-15 - Prominent U.S. Physician Argues Puerto Rico’s Health Care System About to Unravel
- 11-12-15 - Nov. 12 Marks World Pneumonia Day
- 10-28-15 - Statement from American Thoracic Society Past President and TB Expert Dean Schraufnagel on WHO Report on TB
- 10-01-15 - EPA's Final National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone is a Missed Opportunity
- 09-28-15 - FIRS Launching the Decade of the Lung in Support of Sustainable Development
- 08-03-15 - ATS Welcomes EPA's New Rules to Limit Carbon Emissions from Power Plants
- 07-27-15 - Countries Unite for World Lung Cancer Day – August 1, 2015
- 07-15-15 - New Guidelines for the Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Released by Leading Respiratory Societies
- 06-29-15 - Experts Cover MERS Outbreak in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
- 06-25-15 - American Thoracic Society Applauds Affordable Care Act Ruling
- 06-15-15 - American Thoracic Society Issues Recommendations on Healthy Sleep
- 06-12-15 - Older Asthma Patients at Increased Risk for Treatment Failure
- 06-12-15 - Physical Activity Decreases over Time at All Levels of COPD Severity, Leading to Further Decline
- 06-11-15 - Community Acquired Pneumonia Increases Long-Term Morbidity and Mortality
- 05-31-15 - Global Lung Health Forum Calls for International Support For Plain Packaging Legislation
- 05-15-15 - New Guidelines Aim to Resolve Conflicts in treatimng Critically Ill Patients
- 05-05-15 - World Asthma Day, 5 May 2015: Access to care and medicines need to be urgently improved
- 04-16-15 - As Use of E-Cigarettes by Children Increases, the American Thoracic Society Calls for Tighter Regulation
- 04-01-15 - ATS and ERS Publish Statement on Current State and Future Directions of COPD Research
- 03-24-15 - Global Progress Slowing Down Against Tuberculosis: 1 in 3 People with TB Go Without Diagnosis, Treatment
- 03-06-15 - ATS Disagrees with Court Decision on Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
- 03-03-15 - Climate Change Affects Human Health, ATS Membership Survey Shows
Press Release Archives
Last Reviewed: April 2017
