Press releases from the ERS International Congress will be published here as they are released.
29 September, 2015 Amsterdam, The Netherlands – The WHO Global TB Programme and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) today launched a new Agenda for Action to harness the power of information and c...
From lung transplant surgery to international sporting success: Dutch athlete honoured with European lung health award Amsterdam, the Netherlands - A lung transplant patient who has gone on to attain...
28 September, 2015 Amsterdam, The Netherlands – The UN Member States have adopted the post-2015 development agenda during their 70th UN General Assembly meeting in New York on 25–27 September, 2015. ...
29 September, 2015 Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Tuberculosis is the number one cause of death in HIV-infected patients in Africa and a leading cause of death in this population worldwide, yet the majo...
27 September, 2015 Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Tobacco smoke is known to be the main risk factor for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), although non-smokers can get it too. The incidence among non-s...
29 September, 2015 Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Researchers have shown for the first time that lung transplant patients in Europe who live on or near busy roads with high levels of air pollution are m...
28 September, 2015 Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Talc, a substance commonly used in a number of manufacturing processes, including many in the food processing industry, is a health hazard and exposure ...
29 September, 2015 Amsterdam, The Netherlands: A novel approach for the identification of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been developed by a team of researchers in the USA. The fin...
30 September, 2015 Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Children with grandmothers who smoked have an increased risk of asthma even when mothers did not smoke, according to new findings. The new study, prese...
29 September, 2015 Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Severe asthma can have a devastating effect on sufferers, affecting their ability to work or go to school and to lead normal lives. It is difficult to t...