Access the latest articles in ERJ Open Research

ERJ Open Research is ERS's fully open access research journal. Amongst the latest work published in the journal, you'll find original research articles on the heritability of cough across two generations, symptom burden and its associations with clinical characteristics in patients with COPD, and the modified blood cell GAP model as a prognostic biomarker in IPF. There's also a mini-review on cerebellar ataxia, neuropathy and vestibular areflexia syndrome. 

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ERS publishes statement on benign pleural effusions in adults

The "ERS Statement on Benign Pleural Effusions in Adults" is now available in the European Respiratory Journal. The publication is accompanied by a new episode of Guidelines in Focus, in which ERS Guidelines Working Group member Dr Pieter Goeminne is joined by Statement Early Career Chair Dr Anand Sundaralingam to discuss the new statement.

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Coming soon in the ERS Monograph book series

Look out for the following titles, coming soon in the ERS Monograph book series: COVID-19: An Update (pre-order now and receive a €10 discount), Lung Transplantation, Respiratory Physiology: New Knowledge, Better Diagnosis and Asthma. Visit ersbookshop.com to browse all the titles in the ERS Monograph collection.

An update on PH associated with ILD

In the latest episode of the Coffee Talk discussion series, on the ERS Respiratory Channel, Professor Vincent Cottin meets with Dr Lucilla Piccari to discuss the latest updates in pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease.

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Diagnosis and management of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis have now been published in the European Respiratory Journal. The guidelines are accompanied by a new episode of Guidelines in Focus, in which Maria Molina Molina discusses the publication with Elisabeth Bendstrup, Co-Chair of the Task force that produced the latest guidelines.

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ERJ Open Research pick of the week

Hypercapnia is not excluded with normal oximetry in neuromuscular disease (NMD) patients and may be due to an elevated respiratory quotient. This has implications in the diagnosis and monitoring of respiratory insufficiency in NMD patients with oximetry alone.

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Data science, artificial intelligence and low coding AI

On 7 August, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) will hold a webinar on "Data science, artificial intelligence, and low coding AI for every respiratory professional". Chaired by Sara Cuevas Ocaña, and with Michael Gerckens and Vitalii Poberezhets as speakers, this webinar is one of a series of activities linked to the upcoming ERS Congress theme "Humans and machines: getting the balance right". 

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