ERJ Podcast September 2026: The airway microbiome and targeted therapy in bronchiectasis

"We [should] not only focus on one treatment option but we should discuss how we can combine different options; this has to be studied in more detail"

As part of the August issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Marlies van Dijk (University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands) about her multicentre randomised crossover trial of fentanyl and morphine for persistent dyspnoea in COPD, published in this issue of the ERJ (https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01431-2025).

As part of the July issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Associate Editor Marlies Wijsenbeek about data from the whole follow-up period of the FIBRONEER-ILD trial of nerandomilast in progressive pulmonary fibrosis, published in this issue of the ERJ (https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01272-2025).

"Making ultrasound as widespread and as used as the stethoscope... that's the big challenge going forwards"

As part of the June issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Melanie Königshoff (Center for Lung Aging and Regeneration, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, and Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA) about her Back to Basics review of the hallmarks of the ageing lung, published in this issue of the ERJ (https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01272-2025).