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The ATS supports President Biden’s decision using the Clean Air Act to grant California authority to phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars and trucks by 2035.

Dec. 2, 2022─ In a new study published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers sought to determine the percentage of COVID-19 patients discharged from the hospital who had a type of fibrotic lung damage, known as interstitial lung disease, that requires ongoing follow-up care. These patients had varying degrees of COVID-19 severity at hospital admission.

On World AIDS Day, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies calls for increased access to lung cancer screening, but regions most affected lack resources.