ATS EOPH Assembly

Voting is open for leadership positions across the ATS’s 14 assemblies. You can vote in your primary assembly and up to two secondary assemblies. Results to be announced at each assembly’s membership meeting at #ATS2026.

Vote by Jan. 30, 2026: site.thoracic.org/membership/a...

For lung disease patients, wildfires pose a threat on multiple fronts. Beyond smoke inhalation and destruction, blackouts also mean that their medicine may go bad. Stacie Reveles of the Cystic Fibrosis Research Institute explains on the ATS Breathe Easy podcast. 

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Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education | Scholarly: Conversations on Medical Education from the ATS | Episode 67 Dr. Nitin Seam chats with Dr. Sara Murray and Dr. Avraham Cooper about their articles, "Large Language Models and Medical Education: Preparing for a Rapid Transformation in How Trainees Will Learn to ...

LLMs and AI remain one of the largest and fast-growing topics in medicine, affecting education, assessment, patient safety, and training.

This Scholarly episode focuses on potential opportunities, risks, and implications for training programs.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: American Lung Association Research Awards: Insights on Submitting a Competitive Application. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about ... This webinar is designed for early-career professionals within the EOPH-ECPWG. It will focus on the grant programs offered by the American Lung Association (ALA) that specifically support the next gen...

Need funding? Join us for American Lung Association Research Awards: Insights on Submitting a Competitive Application! Nov. 20 at 10am ET/7am PT, see thoracic.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @ats-assemblies.bsky.social @atsearlycareer.bsky.social @ats-rcmb.bsky.social @atscritcare.bsky.social

It's Patient Voices Wednesday! Patient and advocate Maria Young of ARDS Alliance explains why sharing the patient experience is key to continued learning and healing.

Hear her story in the 14th edition of Patient Voices:site.thoracic.org/advocacy-pat...

Are you an in-training or early-career PhD scientist, clinical educator, or clinical scientist aiming for success in academic medicine? If so, apply for admission to the ATS 2026 New Faculty Boot Camp in Orlando, FL! Applications are due 1/5/2026.

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Today is World Kindness Day! Kindness is something there is never enough of in the world. What will you do today to spread kindness?

Vaping-induced Oxidation of Cannabidiol Causes Adduction of TOP2A and Interferes with Cellular Proliferation

CBD vaping products pose health risks due to contaminants and CBD quinone (CBDQ), which inhibits cell-cycle genes and airway function
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Unveiling the hidden pollutants in the indoor environment: Focus on microplastic pollution and its related risks in the educational institutions of megacity, Bangladesh Microplastics (MPs), defined as plastic particles smaller than 5 mm, are an emerging environmental contaminant of increasing concern due to their pote…

Unveiling the hidden pollutants in the indoor environment: Focus on microplastic pollution and its related risks in the educational institutions of megacity, Bangladesh

Woodsmoke and diesel exhaust: Distinct transcriptomic profiles in the human airway epithelium Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of wildfires globally, causing significant woodsmoke (WS) emissions. Vehicles emit sizable amo…

Woodsmoke and diesel exhaust: Distinct transcriptomic profiles in the human airway epithelium

Wildfire smoke exposure and mortality burden in the US under climate change

Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires

Toxicological effects of micro/nano-plastics on human reproductive health: A review Micro/Nano-plastics (MNPs), including microplastics (MPs; <5 mm) and nanoplastics (NPs; <100 nm), have become pervasive environmental pollutants due t…

Toxicological effects of micro/nano-plastics on human reproductive health: A review

Health benefits of traffic emissions controls in melbourne, Australia Long term exposure to traffic related air pollution (TRAP) is associated with respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In 2005 and 2013…

Health benefits of traffic emissions controls in melbourne, Australia

Environmental chemical factors associated with human biological age acceleration: an interpretable machine learning study This study utilized an interpretable machine learning (ML) framework to analyze data from 1693 adults in the 2015–2016 National Health and Nutrition E…

Environmental chemical factors associated with human biological age acceleration: an interpretable machine learning study

Effects of microplastics on the bones: a comprehensive review - Osteoporosis International A growing role for the skeleton in human health and longevity emerged recently. However, knowledge regarding the effects of new risk factors, linked to modern life, for bone diseases is not documented satisfactorily. Micro- and nanoplastics (MPs) are environmental and health concerns due to their widespread detection in the human surrounding environment. This narrative review aims to critically summarize current knowledge on the effects of MPs on bone and bone marrow and to explore potential links to human bone diseases, such as osteoporosis. Worryingly, MPs were recently detected in human bone tissue. In the last years, in vitro studies have shown that MPs affect cell viability, induce cell senescence, alter adipogenic cell differentiation, modify gene expression, increase reactive oxygen species production, trigger inflammatory responses, and promote osteoclastogenesis. MPs have also been associated with the impairment of the bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell differentiation potential. Experimental animal studies indicated that MPs ingestion disturbs gut microbiota and reduces white blood cell counts, suggesting compromised bone marrow function. MPs have been detected in bone tissue following intragastric administration and were shown to affect various blood cells. Additionally, MPs accumulation in bones reduced their growth and impaired trabecular microarchitecture likely due to the osteoblasts’ decreased osteogenic function. Although numerous in vitro and in vivo studies have described the effects of MPs on cells and bone tissue using animal models, the mechanistic impact of MPs accumulation in human bones or bone marrow remains largely unexplored.

Effects of microplastics on the bones: a comprehensive review

Long-range PM2.5 pollution and health impacts from the 2023 Canadian wildfires - Nature A modelling study based on satellite observations, machine learning&nbsp;and a&nbsp;chemical transport model quantifies the global and regional exposure to particulate-matter pollution and the human health impacts related to the 2023 Canadian wildfires.

Long-range PM2.5 pollution and health impacts from the 2023 Canadian wildfires

Global firestorm: Igniting insights on environmental and socio-economic impacts for future research Forests are vital life-preserving assets, essential for biodiversity, human health, climate change mitigation, and economic stability. Yet, they are i…

Global firestorm: Igniting insights on environmental and socio-economic impacts for future research

Teen vaping is not just a phase—Laura Crotty Alexander, MD, UC San Diego, explains that using e-cigarettes often leads to using other inhalants. She talks about this and more with host Erika Moseson, MD, MA, on the latest ATS Breathe Easy podcast.

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NEW! The updated subject guide highlights recent human health risk assessments, epidemiological research, and other studies examining the health and environmental effects of artificial turf. READ MORE ▶️ ncceh.ca/resources/su...

Exposure to ambient air pollution and onset of Parkinson’s disease in a large cohort study

On immigrants: "Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed". H. Melville. New legislation will allow mass "hunts" for undocumented migrants...@atscommunity.bsky.social

The Board of Directors has signed this joint statement by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, joining more than 20 national medical and health organizations.

Vaccine panel that limited covid shot scrutinized after chaotic meetings Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices showed a tenuous grasp of process and cited flawed research as they revisited covid, hepatitis B and MMRV shots.

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National Academies’ climate report supports endangerment finding, contradicting EPA A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study released Wednesday says evidence that GHG emissions harm human health “is beyond scientific dispute”

A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study released Wednesday says evidence that GHG emissions harm human health “is beyond scientific dispute” cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪

EPA tells some scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review.

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EPA tells some scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say

Scientists have contributed to studies on PFAS and microplastics in urban sewer overflows, testing drinking water for lead, and groundwater pollution by arsenic

POLITICO Pro: Pollution increases when air monitors are off, EPA inspector general warns The “pollution gap” could mean EPA is missing areas not meeting air quality standards.

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Whooping cough cases rapidly rise in Louisiana, leading to two deaths Whooping cough cases rapidly rise in Louisiana, leading to two deaths

Two children died of whooping cough in Louisiana

Sen. Bill Cassidy, sharing concerns over the historic outbreak, in a statement he says in part, "No child in Louisiana should die from a vaccine-preventable disease. Please protect your children with a vaccine."

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The 2026 ATS New Faculty Boot Camp will have tailored sessions for the Basic (PhD) Scientist track. Also, for the first time, non-U.S./Canadian residents can apply for admittance to the 2026 Basic (PhD) Scientist track! Registration details coming soon for 2026!

Please join the ATS TID tomorrow at 10amET/7amPT for a special presentation “Reflections on 9/11: Comparison to Military Burn Pits, California Wildfires, and the East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment”. Register @ thoracic.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @ats-assemblies.bsky.social @atscommunity.bsky.social