Pulmonary Research

Publications

The UCLA Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine is dedicated to advancing the field through impactful scholarship. Keep up with the latest publications here.

July 2026

  1. Peplinski B, Huang CX, Buhr RG. Social Drivers in COPD: Securing Better Outcomes May Start with Food. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jul 1:aaoag180. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag180. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42384925.
  2. Gao Z, Coaston TN, Hinks S, Qadir N, Emeruwa O, Benharash P. Association of Hospital Volume With Outcomes of Pulmonary Embolism in the United States. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Jul 6. doi: 10.1002/ccd.70724. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42403305.
  3. Hoo GWS; ACP Journal Club Editorial Team at McMaster University. In patients with asthma, macrolides vs. placebo or standard care reduce severe exacerbations and improve symptom control at ≤48 wk. Ann Intern Med. 2026 Jul 7. doi: 10.7326/ANNALS-26-02405-JC. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42407070.
  4. Tashkin DP. Does Inhaled Marijuana Use Have an Adverse Effect On Asthma?: An Incomplete Answer. Chest. 2026 Jul;170(1):3-5. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.03.031. PMID: 42419849.
  5. Benjamin LN, Núñez ER, Chen L, Motwani Y, Yuan A, Vangala S, Slatore CG, Wiener RS, Elashoff DA, Yano EM, Washington DL, Mangione CM. Lung Cancer Screening Centralization Is Associated With Improved Screening Uptake: The Veterans Healthcare Administration's Experience 2015-2021. Chest. 2026 Jul 8:S0012-3692(26)00949-9. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.06.047. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42419584.
  6. Schwarz S, Prosch H, Yekeler E, Solli P, Demant X, Hayes D Jr, Chida M, Halloran K, Greer M, Garcha P, Ceulemans LJ, Lindstedt S, Merveilleux C, Reed RM, Musk M, Shtraichman O, Sanchez PG, Abdulqawi R, Sayah DM, Mora VM, Magnusson JM, María NBC, Zapata Gonzalez RA, Fisher AJ, Rosado J, Osses JM, Koch A, Reynolds JM, Picard C, El Husseini K, Aversa M, Kaza V, Benazzo A, Aigner C, Bonella F, Jaksch P, Hoetzenecker K. Lung Transplantation for Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis - a Retrospective International Multi-Center Analysis. Eur Respir J. 2026 Jul 9:2502351. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02351-2025. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42425729.
  7. James MD, McCleary J, Back GD, Alosta KA, Smyth RM, Vincent SG, Wang CY, Domnik NJ, Borghi-Silva A, Stringer W, Porszasz J, O'Donnell DE, Neder JA. Dynamic Assessment of Exercise Gas Exchange Efficiency by Breath-by-Breath Volumetric Capnography in Mild-Moderate COPD. COPD. 2026 Mar 24;23(1):2650696. doi: 10.1080/15412555.2026.2650696. Epub 2026 Jul 9. PMID: 42423551.
  8. Costa Monteiro AC, Qadir N. Phenotyping Long COVID: Working Toward Personalized Approaches to Recovery. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jul 11:aaoag194. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag194. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42435405.
  9. Figueroa JF, Adler L, Feldman WB, Feyman Y, Haeder SF, Holmgren AJ, Ippolito B, Marshall DA, Shafer PR, Phillips KA. Ten high-priority areas for health policy research in 2026-2027. Health Aff Sch. 2026 Jul 6;4(7):qxag154. doi: 10.1093/haschl/qxag154. PMID: 42440703; PMCID: PMC13334104.
  10. Benjamin LN, Buhr RG. Z-scores for Classifying Spirometric Disease Severity: The Science Is Ready-Are We? Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jul 15:aaoag200. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag200. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42458793.
  11. Bae SS, Markovic D, Chung A, Channick J, Oh A, De Leon T, Abtin F, Pourzand LT, Kim GH, Lee J, Bae S, Tashkin D, Goldin J, Charles-Schoeman C. Evaluation of the prognostic value of visual and quantitative CT analysis in myositis-associated interstitial lung disease. RMD Open. 2026 Jul 15;12(3):e006869. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2026-006869. PMID: 42457213.
  12. Neunhaeuserer D, Gevaert AB, Hansen D, Battista F, Bauer P, Davos CH, Ermolao A, Sanz-de la Garza M, Guazzi M, Howden EJ, Laukkanen J, Mueller-Stegner S, Myers J, Niebauer J, Nordén KR, Pedretti RFE, Porszasz J, Stringer WW, Vecchiato M, Niederseer D, Wilhelm M, D'Ascenzi F. A practical approach to Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: from functional evaluation to adapted exercise prescription. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Jul 15:zwag365. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwag365. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42455292.
  13. Orchard P, Blackwell TW, Kachuri L, Castaldi PJ, Cho MH, Christenson SA, Durda P, Gabriel S, Hersh CP, Huntsman S, Hwang S, Joehanes R, Johnson M, Li X, Lin H, Liu CT, Liu Y, Mak ACY, Manichaikul AW, Paik DT, Saferali A, Smith JD, Taylor KD, Tracy RP, Wang J, Wang M, Weinstock JS, Weiss J, Wheeler HE, Zhou Y, Zöllner S, Wu JC, Mestroni L, Graw S, Taylor MRG, Ortega VE, Johnson WC, Gan W, Abecasis G, Nickerson DA, Gupta N, Ardlie K, Woodruff PG, Bowler RP, Meyers DA, Reiner A, Kooperberg C, Ziv E, Vasan RS, Larson MG, Cupples LA, Silverman EK, Rich SS, Heard-Costa N, Tang H, Rotter JI, Smith AV, Levy D; NHLBI TOPMed Consortium Multi-Omics Working Group32; NHLBI TOPMed Consortium32§; Aguet F, Scott LJ, Raffield LM, Parker SCJ, Abe N, Almasy L, Ament S, Anugu P, Auer P, Avramopoulos D, Balasubramanian A, Barr RG, Barwick L, Beaty T, Becker D, Becker L, Beitelshees A, Benos T, Bezerra M, Bis J, Brody J, Broeckel U, Broome J, Bunting K, Buth E, Carey V, Carty C, Casaburi R, Chaffin M, Chang C, Chang YC, Chavan S, Chen BJ, Chen WM, Choi SH, Chuang LM, Chung RH, Conomos M, Cornell E, Crandall C, Crapo J, Curtis J, Damcott C, David S, de Las Fuentes L, de Vries P, Deka R, DeMeo D, Devine S, Dinh H, Doddapaneni H, Duan Q, Duggirala R, Eaton C, Ekunwe L, El Boueiz A, Emery L, Farber C, Farek J, Franceschini N, Frazar C, Fu M, Fullerton SM, Fulton L, Gao S, Gao Y, Gass M, Geiger H, Ghosh A, Gignoux C, Glahn D, Gogarten S, Gong DW, Goring H, Grine D, Gu CC, Guan Y, Hall M, Han Y, Harris D, Heavner B, Herrington D, Hobbs B, Hong E, Hoth K, Hsiung CA, Hu J, Hung YJ, Huston H, Hwu CM, Jackson R, Jain D, Johnsen J, Johnston R, Jones K, Kessler M, Khan A, Khan Z, Kim W, Kimoff J, Kinney G, Kramer H, Lange C, Lange E, Laurie C, Laurie C, LeBoff M, Lee S, Lee WJ, Levine D, Lewis J, Li Y, Lin X, Liu S, Liu Y, Make B, Manning A, Manson J, Martin L, Marton M, Mathai S, May S, McArdle P, McDonald ML, McFarland S, McGoldrick D, McHugh C, Mei H, Meigs J, Menon V, Min N, Moll M, Momin Z, Montasser M, Mychaleckyj JC, Naik R, Naseri T, Natarajan P, Nelson SC, Neltner B, Nessner C, Nkechinyere O, O'Connell J, O'Connor T, Ochs-Balcom H, Okwuonu G, Pankow J, Parker C, Peloso G, Peralta JM, Perez M, Perry J, Peters U, Phillips LS, Pollin T, Becker JP, Boorgula MP, Psaty B, Qiao D, Rafaels N, Rajendran M, Rasmussen-Torvik L, Ratan A, Reed R, Regan E, Reupena MS, Robillard R, Roselli C, Ruczinski I, Runnels A, Russell P, Ryan K, Sabino EC, Salimi S, Salvi S, Salzberg S, Sandow K, Santibanez J, Schwander K, Sciurba F, Sériès F, Shetty A, Shetty A, Silver B, Skomro R, Smith T, Smoller S, Snively B, Stilp AM, Storm G, Streeten E, Su JL, Sung YJ, Sylvia J, Szpiro A, Taub M, Taylor S, Thornton TA, Threlkeld M, Tinker L, Tirschwell D, Tiwari H, Tong C, Tsai M, Vaidya D, Walker T, Wallace R, Walts A, Wang FF, Wang H, Watson K, Watt J, Weng LC, Wessel J, Williams K, Wilson C, Wilson J, Winterkorn L, Wong Q, Wu B, Xu H, Yanek L, Yang I, Zekavat SM, Zhao SX, Zhao W, Zhu X. Cross-cohort analysis of expression and splicing quantitative trait loci in TOPMed. Science. 2026 Jul 16;393(6808):eadx2989. doi: 10.1126/science.adx2989. Epub 2026 Jul 16. PMID: 42462027.
  14. Dora AV, Benjamin LN, Graber CJ, Branch-Elliman W. Does AI know how to choose wisely? Do not trust and definitely verify when using generative AI in stewardship operations. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2026 Jul 17:1-3. doi: 10.1017/ice.2026.10511. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42466765.
  15. Castillo C, Zaman R, El-Derany MO, Osman EEA, Li Y, Robida A, Zhao L, Talukder I, Kadiyala P, Shah R, Das NK, Pasca di Magliano M, Nemeth E, Neamati N, Shah YM. Identification and characterization of novel hepcidin mimetics that modulate ferroportin function. Blood Red Cells Iron. 2026 Jun;2(2):100069. doi: 10.1016/j.brci.2026.100069. Epub 2026 Apr 21. PMID: 42466131; PMCID: PMC13374728.
  16. Moy ML, Alison JA, Casaburi R, Cox NS, Mosher C, Rochester CL, Troosters T, Nici L. Tele-Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Global Expert Perspectives on Unresolved Issues. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jul 20:aaoag199. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag199. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42475507.
  17. DeCato TW, Yee N, Stringer WW. Limitations of Spirometry in Firefighter Hiring. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Jul 20:aamag376. doi: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag376. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42475490.
  18. Economou-Zavlanos NJ, Garwood ER, Saria S, Bates D, Wong AI, Elmore M, Weir R, Ford T, Gormley K, Jackson C, Yang HC, Laufer I, Hanes L, Huff S, Kotecha A, Kenny RG, Montgomery T, Fleisher L. A Safety-First Approach to Health AI. Am J Bioeth. 2026 Jul 21:1-6. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2026.2699622. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42479978.
  19. Adami A, Paneroni M, Vitacca M, Casaburi R, Rossiter HB. Reply to the letter-to-editor: "on the preserved muscle oxidative capacity in COPD patients with hypoxemia treated by long term O2 therapy". Eur J Appl Physiol. 2026 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s00421-026-06359-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42479068.
  20. Snyder LD, Weber JM, Avery R, Neely ML, Robien MA, Schaenman J, Tsuang WM, Weigt SS, Kumar D. CMV Infection after Lung Transplant: incidence, risk factors and management in a multi-center cohort. Am J Transplant. 2026 Jul 22:S1600-6135(26)02678-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2026.07.018. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42486391.
  21. Hirsch JA, Besser LM, Pescador Jimenez M, Dickinson ST, Cornelius T, Francisco ST, Lawin K, Abdel Magid HS, Albrecht SS, Bai Allen N, Balte P, Barber S, Bateman LA, Beach LB, Block JP, Brown SC, Buhr RG, Chambers EC, Crooks JL, Diez Roux AV, Elkind MSV, Gallo LC, Gordon-Larsen P, Gutierrez J, Isasi CR, James P, Judd SE, Kanaya AM, Kandula NR, Kaufman JD, Kershaw KN, Kucharska-Newton AM, Kulick ER, Lee JS, Lovasi GS, Mauger D, McClure LA, Melly S, Merkin SS, Michael YL, Oates GR, Phillips BR, Reese JA, Regan EA, Reimer CJ, Rodriguez DA, Rundek T, Schembri M, Sims M, Spartano NL, Wilson C, Zhang Y, Oelsner EC. Spatial and neighborhood data in the collaborative cohort of cohorts for COVID-19 Research (C4R). PLoS One. 2026 Jul 22;21(7):e0352170. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0352170. PMID: 42485397; PMCID: PMC13390819.
  22. Zhang V, Nemeth E, Sangkhae V. Maternal iron homeostasis, disorders and pregnancy outcomes. Br J Haematol. 2026 Jul 24. doi: 10.1111/bjh.70718. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42498979.
  23. Keeling WB, Horbal S, Rosenfield K, Lookstein R, Channick R, Rosovsky RP, Moriarty JM, Langston MD, Sokol S, Todoran TM, Secemsky EA. Pulmonary Embolism in the United States: A Report From the National PERT Consortium. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. 2026 Jun 2;5(7):105389. doi: 10.1016/j.jscai.2026.105389. PMID: 42502334; PMCID: PMC13400114.
  24. Bafadhel M, Martinez FJ, Criner GJ, Tashkin DP, Wechsler ME, Han MK, Singh D. Using Historical Blood Eosinophil Counts to Guide Treatment Decisions in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Chest. 2026 Jul 25:S0012-3692(26)06299-9. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.06.060. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42501940.
  25. McLaughlin VV, Solum D, Lachant D, Ataya A, Barberà JA, Meyer GB, Chang SA, Channick R, Church C, Feenstra J, Gaine S, Giannakoulas G, Jerjes-Sanchez C, Khanna D, Kim NH, Oudiz R, Preston IR, Sood N, Torres F, Vachiery JL, Pulido T, Cella D, Deng C, Escudero M, Lacasse V, Peterson L, Benza R, Humbert M; ADVANCE OUTCOMES Investigators. Ralinepag for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (ADVANCE OUTCOMES): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study. Lancet. 2026 Jul 28:S0140-6736(26)01011-1. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(26)01011-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42520828.
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