Lungcast

American Lung Association & HCPLive
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Join the American Lung Association and HCPLive every month as Dr. Al Rizzo interviews world-leading experts on the great challenges, accomplishments, and stories in respiratory medicine. Get the latest lung health news, including future Lungcast topics and guests, by signing up for our newsletter at Lung.org.

  1. JAN 22

    The Lungcast 2025 Recap

    To capture the breadth of the past year's discussions, HCPLive presents this Lungcast 2025 recap episode, highlighting a selection of standout conversations from across the series. While far from exhaustive, this collection reflects the themes, questions, and breakthroughs that defined the year in respiratory medicine and underscores Lungcast’s ongoing role as a forum for informed, forward-looking dialogue in pulmonary care. The episodes sampled are listed below: Race-Neutral Approach to Pulmonary Function Testing with Meredith McCormack, MD, and Loretta Que, MD (00:17) After the Smoke: Wildfire Cleanup & Air Quality Concerns with Afif El-Hasan, MD (01:51) Lung Cancer Screening: A Decade of Lessons Learned with Mary Pasquinelli, DNP (03:14) 2025 State of the Air: Dangers of the Air We Breathe with George Thurston, ScD (04:17) Going for GOLD: Updated COPD Guidelines with Gerard Criner, MD (05:43) The Lung-Gut Axis - Where Nutrition & Lung Health Intersect with Neal Barnard, MD (07:32) Resilience and Sustainability: Preparing Healthcare for the Future with Elizabeth Cerceo, MD (08:20)

    11 min

  2. 10/13/2025

    Lungcast: Resilience and Sustainability: Preparing Healthcare for the Future with Elizabeth Cerceo, MD

    In this episode, we are joined by Elizabeth Cerceo, MD to explore the critical role of resilience and sustainability in the healthcare industry. The discussion highlights how healthcare systems can adapt to crises like extreme weather events and pandemics while maintaining quality care. It also examines how sustainability efforts can reduce environmental impacts and safeguard health for future generations.

    23 min

  3. 08/28/2025

    Lungcast: Current Perspectives on Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer with Jacob Sands, MD

    While major advances in screening, targeted treatment and immunotherapy have transformed outcomes for non-small cell lung cancer, progress against small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has lagged behind. In this episode,  Jacob Sands, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School joins us to share insights into the present state of SCLC treatment, from staging and standard therapies to new research on vaccines that could one day change the course of this aggressive disease.

    36 min

  4. 07/22/2025

    Lungcast: The Lung-Gut Axis - Where Nutrition & Lung Health Intersect with Neal Barnard, MD

    Microbiome is a mysterious medical frontier with more questions than answers. In this episode, nutrition expert Neal Barnard, MD, of George Washington University explores the connection between diet, gut microbiome and lung health. While fiber and plant-based diets have been shown to shape a healthier microbiome, this conversation sheds light on the growing evidence that what we eat may have far-reaching effects beyond the gut—including in our lungs.

    23 min

  5. 06/20/2025

    Lung Cancer Biomarkers: A New Frontier in Early Detection with Lindsey Cotton, D.O.Med, DHSc, MS

    This episode featuring clinician-scientist and expert in liquid biopsy development, Dr. Lindsey Cotton, who explores the evolving science of lung cancer biomarkers and their role in early detection. Listen in to learn more about the current landscape, benefits and challenges of both organ-specific and multi-cancer tests. The highly informative discussion aims to clarify what these tests can and cannot tell us today, along with a forecast for tomorrow.

    38 min

  6. 05/29/2025

    Going for GOLD: Updated COPD Guidelines with Gerard Criner, MD

    Earlier this year, the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines were updated to include a new emphasis on cardiovascular disease and pulmonary hypertension in COPD, among much more. Rejoining us for an episode exploring these revisions is Gerard Criner, MD, of Temple University, a foremost COPD expert who serves on the GOLD Board of Directors and GOLD Science Committee. He spells out the improvements, from interventions like smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation to the heightened importance of spirometry for diagnosis.

    29 min
  7. Lungcast: ATS 2025, with Harold P. Wimmer and Francesca Polverino, MD, PhD

    05/21/2025

    Lungcast: ATS 2025, with Harold P. Wimmer and Francesca Polverino, MD, PhD

    This special episode features 2 interviews on-site at the 2025 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference in San Francisco: Harold P. Wimmer, CEO of the American Lung Association, and Francesca Polverino, MD, PhD, a professor at Baylor College of Medicine and spokesperson for the ALA. View the latest conference coverage from this meeting here: https://www.hcplive.com/conference/ats #Lungcast #HealthNews

    8 min

  8. 05/13/2025

    2025 State of the Air: Dangers of the Air We Breathe with George Thurston, ScD

    An internationally recognized leader in air quality, epidemiology and exposure assessment, George Thurston, ScD, of New York University headlines this important episode analyzing the Lung Association’s 2025 “State of the Air” report. With nearly half of the people living in the U.S. breathing unhealthy amounts of air pollution, Thurston delves into the acute and accumulative health impacts on communities across the country. Listen in to learn more about the report’s key learnings, from adverse effects of exposure to ground-level ozone pollution to the decade-long worsening trend of particle pollution.Want more Lungcast? Visit us at HCPLive.com/podcasts/lungcast or www.lung.org/professional-education/lungcast

    32 min
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Ratings & Reviews

4.3
out of 5
15 Ratings

About

Join the American Lung Association and HCPLive every month as Dr. Al Rizzo interviews world-leading experts on the great challenges, accomplishments, and stories in respiratory medicine. Get the latest lung health news, including future Lungcast topics and guests, by signing up for our newsletter at Lung.org.

Information

  • Creator
    American Lung Association & HCPLive
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    68
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Lungcast

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