Josep M. Antó

TL;DR: It is good news that the COVID-19 pandemic may mean an uprise of evidence-based science and factful information in the modern time of “post-truth,” and it is becoming of outmost importance to make a difference between the true truth and the fake truth.

TL;DR: This study studied 17 139 COPD patients from the 3CIA study, selecting those with complete data and compared the predictive ability for 5-year mortality of both classifications.

TL;DR: El cociente FEF25-75%/FVC esta asociado significativamente a the HRB, independientemente of la edad, the existencia of atopia, el consumo of tabaco, el area geografica, los sintomas respiratorios y el volumen espiratorio forzado in el primer segundo.

TL;DR: In patients with grass pollen allergy, SLIT‐tablet, when compared to no AIT and to SCIT, is associated with lower reported symptom severity, and future longitudinal studies following internationally‐harmonised standards for performing and reporting real‐world data in AIT are needed to better understand its ‘real‐world’ effectiveness.

TL;DR: Low DHEA-S levels in women were associated with impaired lung function and a greater risk of developing airflow limitation later in adult life, providing new evidence supporting a role of DHEa-S in respiratory health.