Lung health

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Journal Articles

Journal Article

11/06/2025

Impact of a standardized emergency department asthma care pathway on health services utilization

Kwok C, Lajkosz K, Madeley C, Jabbour M, To T, Lougheed MD. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2025; 21(1):27.

Journal Article

16/05/2025

Association between a recalled Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) device and obstructive lung disease: a province-based study

Kendzerska T, Talarico R, Povitz M, Blades K, Mackenzie C, Gershon A, Ayas N, Kaminska M, Fention M, McBrien K, Hawken S, Ratycz D, Owens R, Pendharkar S. CHEST. 2025; S0012-3692(25): 00577-X. Epub 2025 May 16.

Journal Article

09/05/2025

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in immigrants and refugees to Ontario, Canada, 2002-2019

Sugarman J, Stukel TA, Li Z, Guan J, Yadollahi A, Gershon AS. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025; May 9 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

05/05/2025

Impacts of the 2023 wildfire smoke episodes in Ontario, Canada on asthma and other health outcomes: quasi-experimental evaluation

Chen H, Kaufman JS, Chen C, Wang J, Maier A, van Dijk A, Slipp N, Rana J, MacIntyre E, Su YS, Kim JH, Benmarhnia T. CMAJ 2025; 197 (17) E465-E477.

Journal Article

15/04/2025

Health care contact days and outcomes in clinical trials vs routine care among patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Gupta A, Nguyen P, Wilson BE, Booth CM, Hanna TP. JAMA Netw Open. 2025; 8(4):e255033.

Journal Article

19/03/2025

Predicting future acute care visit risk in kids with asthma (PARKA): a nested cohort study

Radhakrishnan D, Li P, Tuna M, Thipse M, Barrowman N, Bijelic V, Poonai N, Chalut D, Zemek R, Benchimol EI, Ducharme FM. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2025; Mar 19 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

06/03/2025

Healthcare utilization trends in adults with asthma or COPD during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to pre-pandemic: a population-based study

Kendzerska T, Pugliese M, Manuel D, Sadatsafavi M, Povitz M, Stukel TA, To T, Aaron SD, Mulpuru S, Chin M, Kendall CE, Thavorn K, Gershon AS. PLoS One. 2025; 20(3):e0316553.

Journal Article

06/03/2025

Care utilization patterns among patients dying with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Fernandes A, Hafid S, Gayowsky A, Kendzerska T, Jones A, Gallagher E, Webber C, Downar J, Corriveau S, Manuel DG, Mulpuru S, Da Silva-Krul D, Hsu A, Tanuseputro P, Isenberg SR, Howard, M. Can J Respir Crit Care Sleep Med. 2025; 9(2), 85–93.

Journal Article

20/12/2024

Association between maternal schizophrenia and risk of serious asthma exacerbations in childhood

Pouget JG, Cohen E, Ray JG, Wilton AS, Brown HK, Saunders NR, Dennis CL, Holloway AC, Morrison KM, Hanley GE, Oberlander TF, Bérard A, Tu K, Barker LC, Vigod SN. Schizophr Res. 2024; Dec 20 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

17/12/2024

Lung cancer and COPD: opportunities to leverage lung cancer screening programs to improve COPD diagnostics

Butler SJ, Paszat L, Gershon AS. Healthc Q. 2024; 27(3):7-10. Epub 2024 Dec 17.

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04/05/2021

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Lung health

Journal Articles

Impact of a standardized emergency department asthma care pathway on health services utilization

Association between a recalled Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) device and obstructive lung disease: a province-based study

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in immigrants and refugees to Ontario, Canada, 2002-2019

Impacts of the 2023 wildfire smoke episodes in Ontario, Canada on asthma and other health outcomes: quasi-experimental evaluation

Health care contact days and outcomes in clinical trials vs routine care among patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Predicting future acute care visit risk in kids with asthma (PARKA): a nested cohort study

Healthcare utilization trends in adults with asthma or COPD during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to pre-pandemic: a population-based study

Care utilization patterns among patients dying with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Association between maternal schizophrenia and risk of serious asthma exacerbations in childhood

Lung cancer and COPD: opportunities to leverage lung cancer screening programs to improve COPD diagnostics

News Releases

Children born in Sarnia at higher risk of developing asthma, compared to London and Windsor

People living with HIV diagnosed with COPD 12 years younger than HIV-negative people, study finds

Report suggests tobacco smoking rates will drop to below 10% in about 20 years

New research identifies red flags for frontline providers when treating infants with bronchiolitis

New opioid use in older adults with COPD associated with increased risk of cardiac death

Using lung function tests to diagnose COPD can help patients and reduce healthcare costs

Patients with COPD and chronic asthma at higher risk of severe illness: Ontario study

New opioid use in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associated with increased risk of death

Low-income people with COPD more likely to die of disease than wealthier counterparts

People with COPD often have other diseases: impact greater than previously thought

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists