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There's still time to benefit from our free shipping offer on ERS Monograph and ERS Handbook print copies ordered by 31 December 2018. Visit ersbookshop.com and use the code FreeShip18 at the checkout to receive free shipping (worldwide). Best wishes for the coming year!

RCTs of therapies in severe asthma: poorly generalisable

A new study published in the European Respiratory Journal has found that randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of biological therapies in severe asthma are poorly generalisable, with most patients excluded by outdated disease concepts, despite possessing the targetable trait addressed by the treatment. Read the study here or visit erj.ersjournals.com to browse the issue.

COPD, pulmonary arterial disease and mortality

The current issue of ERJ Open Research includes a study that investigates the association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the development of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Natalie Terzikhan and co-authors found that individuals with COPD have an almost doubled risk of developing PAD; people suffering from both diseases were found to have substantially higher mortality rates. Read the study in full here or browse the open access issue in full at openres.ersjournals.com 

Free shipping worldwide

Why not treat yourself to an ERS Monograph or an ERS Handbook? If you order a book between 17 and 31 December at ersbookshop.com and use the code FreeShip18 at the checkout, you will receive free shipping (worldwide). With our best wishes for the coming year.

Benzodiazepines and opioids in ILD

The December issue of the European Respiratory Journal features the first ever study to examine associations between benzodiazepine and opioid use and harm in interstitial lung disease (ILD). The study supports the use of opioids and low-dose benzodiazepines in severely ill patients with respiratory compromise. Read the study here or browse the issue in full at erj.ersjournals.com

Breathe: access the December issue now

The December issue of Breathe focuses on surgical interventions in pulmonary diseases. It features a Patient Voice article on lung transplantation, and review articles on lung transplantation, minimally invasive thoracic surgery for empyema, and surgery in nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease. The issue also includes a case report on an uncommon histopathological diagnosis. Access the full issue here or visit breathe.ersjournals.com to find out more about this open access publication.

World AIDS Day: commemorative offer

Saturday 1 December is World AIDS Day. ERS is marking this event with two special commemorative offers. You can download the ebook of the ERS Monograph on Pulmonary Complications of HIV for free. To get this book, visit books.ersjournals.com before 9 December, add it to your cart and complete the purchase process as normal. You will not be charged. We are also offering a €10 discount on all print copies of the forthcoming ERS Monograph on Tuberculosis. Visit ersbookshop.com before 9 December and use the code WAD2018 at the checkout to receive the discount.