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To capture the breadth of the past year's discussions, HCPLive presents this Lungcast 2025 recap episode (https://www.hcplive.com/view/the-lungcast-2025-recap), 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 (https://www.hcplive.com/view/race-neutral-approach-pulmonary-function-testing-meredith-mccormack-md-and-loretta-que-md) (00:17)
After the Smoke: Wildfire Cleanup & Air Quality Concerns with Afif El-Hasan, MD (https://www.hcplive.com/view/after-the-smoke-wildfire-cleanup-air-quality-concerns-el-hasan) (01:51)
Lung Cancer Screening: A Decade of Lessons Learned with Mary Pasquinelli, DNP (https://www.hcplive.com/view/lung-cancer-screening-a-decade-of-lessons-learned-pasquinelli) (03:14)
2025 State of the Air: Dangers of the Air We Breathe with George Thurston, ScD (https://www.hcplive.com/view/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 (https://www.hcplive.com/view/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 (https://www.hcplive.com/view/lung-gut-axis-nutrition-lung-health-intersect-barnard) (07:32)
Resilience and Sustainability: Preparing Healthcare for the Future with Elizabeth Cerceo, MD (https://www.hcplive.com/view/lungcast-resilience-sustainability-preparing-healthcare-future-cerceo) (08:20)
13 Oct 2025
Lungcast: Resilience and Sustainability: Preparing Healthcare for the Future with Elizabeth Cerceo, MD
In this episode, we are joined by Elizabeth Cerceo, MD to explore the critical role of resilience and sustainability in the healthcare industry. The discussion highlights how healthcare systems can adapt to crises like extreme weather events and pandemics while maintaining quality care. It also examines how sustainability efforts can reduce environmental impacts and safeguard health for future generations.
28 Aug 2025
Lungcast: Current Perspectives on Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer with Jacob Sands, MD
While major advances in screening, targeted treatment and immunotherapy have transformed outcomes for non-small cell lung cancer, progress against small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has lagged behind. In this episode, Jacob Sands, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School joins us to share insights into the present state of SCLC treatment, from staging and standard therapies to new research on vaccines that could one day change the course of this aggressive disease.
Who has been a guest on Lungcast
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Lindsey Cotton
Gerard Criner MD
Harold P Wimmer
Francesca Polverino
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YouTube views
23,345,436
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.3 / 5
15 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100
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Quality
58
Social presence
0
YouTube
93
Engagement
84
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