Press Releases

The American Thoracic Society is proud to announce that Tyra Bryant-Stephens, MD, has been nominated and will receive a 2026 Public Service Award. This honor celebrates her outstanding work at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

The American Thoracic Society expanded access to its educational content, leveraging AI to bring personalized learning to pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine professionals.

American Thoracic Society Joins FIRS Partners in this Call for Action on World Asthma Day

Major quality improvement study spanning seven academic medical systems aims to address widespread underdiagnosis of bronchiectasis, a serious and underrecognized lung disease, with support from Insmed Incorporated.

The American Thoracic Society – along with 16 health, community and environmental groups – filed a lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to implement the strengthened 2024 national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for particulate matter air pollution, commonly known as soot.

The new pledge of support for the Public Advisory Roundtable (PAR), the patient arm of the ATS, will help the 25-year-old initiative elevate patient care in the next era of medicine.

Even brief exposure can trigger lung injury, infections, and long-term breathing problems in the public

World AIDS Day reminds us that collaboration is necessary to slow TB resurgence: Forum of International Respiratory Societies.

The Forum of International Respiratory Societies Recognizes World COPD Day with the Theme, “Short of Breath, Think COPD.”

Forum of International Respiratory Societies Calls for Immediate Action to Prevent Childhood Pneumonia on World Pneumonia Day 2025