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Welcome to the latest edition of touchREVIEWS in Respiratory & Pulmonary Diseases. As we continually strive to deliver cutting-edge research and insightful commentary, this issue is no exception, featuring a diverse array of articles that illuminate both emerging treatments and evolving practices within the field of respiratory and pulmonary medicine. We begin with a compelling […]

The topic of the carbon footprint of human activities is one frequently discussed worldwide. There have been conscious efforts across multiple fields, including healthcare, to reduce their carbon footprint. In Canada, 4.6% of greenhouse gases (GHG) are manufactured by the healthcare institutions, ranking it second worldwide. 1,2 The treatments for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) […]

Chronic cough, defined as a cough lasting over 8 weeks, has an estimated global prevalence of 10% and has significant detrimental physical, social and psychological consequences on individuals.1,2 Chronic cough is a complex heterogeneous disease, in which many causative factors need to be explored (Figure 1).3 The three most reported associations are rhinosinusitis, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and […]

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a serious chronic lung disease which results in symptoms such as shortness of breath and dry cough and is caused by fibrosis of the lungs. It was a pleasure to talk with Dr. Steven D. Nathan (Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, USA) to discuss the incidence, prognosis and pathology of […]

Mepolizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody used to treat severe eosinophilic asthma. We caught up with Dr Ronald Strauss (Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland Allergy and Asthma Center, Cleveland, OH, USA), a valued member of our Editorial Board for touchREVIEWS in Respiratory & Pulmonary Diseases, to discuss the rationale, findings and clinical significance of his […]

Digital inhalers can help patients with asthma and healthcare professionals to track inhaler use and monitor maintenance medication adherence. touchRESPIRATORY were delighted to speak with Dr Giselle Mosnaim (NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA) around the aims, eligibility, methodology and main findings of the CONNECT2 […]

We caught up with Dr Giselle Mosnaim (NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA) around the current therapeutic options for asthma and their limitations, and what is known about the clinical utility of digital inhalers in the treatment of asthma. The abstract ‘Relationship between medication adherence […]

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) frequently complicates rheumatoid arthritis (RA).1 Moreover, it is more common among those who are male, smoke or are seropositive and with increasing age.1 Emergent risk factors include gain-of-function promoter variants in the MUC5B gene and telomere shortening,2 the latter possibly mediated by tobacco exposure.3 Among patients with RA, the predominant types of ILD are usual interstitial […]

LIQ861 is an investigational, inhaled dry powder formulation of treprostinil delivered through a device, which currently has tentative approval from the FDA for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). touchRESPIRATORY were delighted to talk with Dr. Marc Simon (UCSF Health, San Francisco, CA, USA) about LIQ861 and its potential advantages over conventional formulations of […]