The GOLD COPD Update 2026 provides updated guidance on case-finding, disease activity, exacerbation management.

A new bipartisan bill in the Senate aims to protect federal wildland firefighters from working long, dangerous shifts with almost no protection from the thick smoke.

Peanut and IgE-mediated food allergy incidence in children significantly decreased since publication of early introduction guidelines in 2016.

For adults with VTE, continuing oral anticoagulants of at least 90 days is associated with a lower risk for recurrent VTE and a net clinical benefit.

Adding lactate trajectory classification into the SOFA score improved its accuracy in predicting mortality in sepsis-associated acute lung injury.

Older adults aged 75 to 79 receiving the bivalent RSV pre-F vaccine had greatly reduced hospital admission rates due to RSV-ARIs in the 2024-2025 RSV season.

Respiratory viruses continue to drive the majority of hospitalizations for bronchiolitis, pneumonia, and croup among children younger than 5 years.

Although CA-AKI occurred in 7.6% of those undergoing sequential CTA and BAE for hemoptysis, none of these patients required renal replacement therapy.

Higher heart rate and MAP may indicate potentially harmful alcohol consumption in patients who have yet to meet the high-risk alcohol use threshold.

Whooping cough is making a major comeback in the US, with sharp increases now seen in Texas, Florida, California, and Oregon.

A new flu variant spreading overseas may set the stage for another tough winter in the United States, experts warn.

Editor’s note: This quiz is the first in a 2-part series on GOLD COPD Report recommendations.