Latest Pulmonology Articles

• Death and Taxes — Is Alcohol the Solution? May 1, 2025
  Despite greater recognition of the harms of alcohol use, U.S. alcohol taxes are at all-time lows. A reexamination may help inform national debates about revenue generation, spending cuts, and public health.
  Arthur Robin Williams
• Mepolizumab in COPD — If at First You Don’t Succeed May 1, 2025
  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a complex and persistent medical challenge with major public health implications and a substantial economic burden worldwide.1 Among patients hospitalized with acute exacerbations, the 1-year mortality is more than 25%, and the 5-year mortality is more than 50%; a substantial percentage continue...
  Mark T. Dransfield, Daiana Stolz
• Mepolizumab to Prevent Exacerbations of COPD with an Eosinophilic Phenotype May 1, 2025
  In this trial, the addition of mepolizumab to the treatment of patients with COPD and an elevated eosinophil count led to a lower rate of moderate or severe exacerbations than placebo.
  Frank C. Sciurba, Gerard J. Criner, Stephanie A. Christenson, Fernando J. Martinez, Alberto Papi, Nicolas Roche, Jean Bourbeau, Stephanie Korn, Mona Bafadhel, MeiLan K. Han, Stefanie Kolterer, Karen Miller, Dalal Mouneimne, Joanne Fletcher, Bhabita Mayer, Jeff Min, Ian D. Pavord, the MATINEE Study Investigators*