Black and white photograph of Miles J. Edwards, M.D., 1929-2006, University of Oregon Medical School graduate and pulmonologist.

Obese asthmatic patients often have severe symptoms and poor responses to treatment. The molecular mechanisms of obesity-related asthma and associated airway hyperreactiv [...]

Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are an innate-like T cell subset important in the early response to bacterial and viral lung pathogens. Upon activation, MAIT [...]

Nontuberculosis mycobacterium (NTM) infections often result in a chronic, debilitating pulmonary disease. Diagnosis and recognition of NTM infections is increasing, yet r [...]

The magnitude of the problem of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, most notably emphysema and chronic bronchitis, is widely known. In the past 15 years, morbidity and [...]