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Happy Rad Tech Week! 🎉 Check out CHEST’s e-learning product, Thoracic Radiology: Imaging for Clinicians. This course provides a comprehensive overview of thoracic radiology aimed at the clinician—whether serving patients in the hospital, outpatient clinic, or research laboratory or completing training. Get started today: hubs.la/Q04CP7_G0
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Maryam Valapour, MD, MPP, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Gretchen Winter, MD, to discuss her research into the association of listing transplant center location with effective donor availability and the effect of amended Composite Allocation Score policy on candidate prioritization.
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CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Dr. Peter Mazzone highlights key research published in the journal CHEST November 2026 issue, including an investigation into cutting waste in bronchoscopy, an examination of the effect of pretreatment with mono or dual pulmonary hypertension-targeted medical therapy on complications and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing balloon pulmonary angioplasty, and more.
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During #CHEST2026, panelists emphasized that health care is a team effort, not only when it comes to supporting patients but also when helping fellow clinicians navigate challenges. Find the details in CHEST 2026: Inside Look: hubs.la/Q04DvpV70
This Lung Cancer Awareness Month, we're highlighting Heidi Onda's story as a reminder that anyone with lungs can get lung cancer. Heidi, a lung cancer survivor who never smoked, cofounded The White Ribbon Project with her husband, Pierre Onda, MD, MPH, to raise awareness and challenge misconceptions about the disease.
Read her story in CHEST Advocates: hubs.la/Q04Dv3Zb0
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Does the addition of endobronchial ultrasound-guided mediastinal cryobiopsy improve diagnostic yield in patients with inconclusive or absent rapid on-site evaluation during endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration, and is the technique safe in clinical practice?
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6 votes • 23 hoursINSIDE LOOK 👀 Read from the upcoming issue (November 9): A CHEST Research Letter finds that in the context of the knowledge and practice gap in access to pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD in rural areas, telerehabilitation with health coaching represents a feasible and effective way to bring a rehabilitation intervention to individuals in need who otherwise have severely limited access.
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It is important to acknowledge patient fears while also reassuring them that while tumor dissemination during biopsy is biologically plausible, the clinical risk is exceedingly low. Learn more from the Pleural Disease Section in CHEST Physician: hubs.la/Q04Dvj8D0
INSIDE LOOK 👀 Read from the upcoming issue (November 9): A CHEST Review synthesizes current evidence on the epidemiology, mechanisms, and clinical impact of osteoporosis in noncystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, highlighting significant knowledge gaps and opportunities for early intervention.
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Although crowd control weapons and chemical agents are often described as “less lethal,” they can produce serious trauma, toxic exposures, and respiratory complications in patients.
Read the full session recap in #CHEST2026: Inside Look: hubs.la/Q04Dvhnc0
INSIDE LOOK 👀 Read more of the latest research from the upcoming issue (November 9): What should be the content and design of inhaler conversation aids to facilitate climate-conscious prescribing for asthma and COPD?
Read the original research in the November issue of the journal CHEST®: hubs.la/Q04CntJl0
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Review a new indicator report with resources to help facilitate discussions and identify action items that can improve awareness about idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF): hubs.la/Q04Dvbcj0
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📣 COPD Webinar in Spanish
Join CHEST and the Asociación Latinoamericana de Tórax Tuesday, November 10, at 5 pm CT, for a Spanish-language webinar on current challenges in COPD management and emerging therapeutic approaches.
English captions available
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Three situations illustrate the pulmonary vasculature’s physiologic response to hypoxia: chronic lung disease, high-altitude pulmonary hypertension, and pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients living at high altitude.
Learn more from the Pulmonary Physiology and Rehabilitation Section in CHEST Physician: hubs.la/Q04Dv6Vk0
Providing much-needed guidance to clinicians treating patients with lung disease, the Vaccine Guidance Review Panel—a collaborative effort between CHEST, ATS, AAAAI, and SCCM—announced its endorsement of influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 recommendations for adults and children. Read more: hubs.la/Q04DtVGh0
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Don’t miss out on a live webinar as leading pulmonologists explore key efficacy data and the unique mechanism of action of DUPIXENT®—hear from your peers and be a part of the discussion in a live Q&A. Register now: hubs.la/Q04zFY0R0
During the #CHEST2026 Opening Session keynote, social media star Doctor Mike (@RealDoctorMike) emphasized clinicians’ continued importance in a changing world and the power to effect change by connecting with patients. Read the full recap in CHEST 2026: Inside Look: hubs.la/Q04DsQrC0





















