The Lungcast 2025 Recap

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This episode recaps standout conversations from Lungcast 2025, reflecting key themes and breakthroughs in respiratory medicine.

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)

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Guests: Meredith McCormack, MD, Loretta Que, MD, Afif El-Hasan, MD, Mary Pasquinelli, DNP, George Thurston, ScD, Gerard Criner, MD, Neal Barnard, MD, Elizabeth Cerceo, MD

Topics covered

• pulmonary function testing
• wildfire cleanup
• lung cancer screening
• air quality
• COPD guidelines
• nutrition and lung health
• healthcare sustainability

Keywords

• respiratory medicine
• pulmonary care
• air quality concerns
• lung cancer
• COPD
• nutrition
• healthcare future

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Organizations: HCPLive, American Lung Association