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Gillian Goobie @gilliangoobie.bsky.social · 1d

So excited to see this out in ERJ!!! Congrats @kerrijohannson.bsky.social and Na’ama Avitzur for getting this important and innovative work out there!!

Kerri Johannson MD MPH @kerrijohannson.bsky.social · 2d

The Impact of Pulmonary Fibrosis on Sex and Sexual Function - A Multinational Mixed Methods Study

Just out in ERJ and led by Dr. Na'ama Avitzur
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(key take-away 👉 sex matters to patients with PF and their disease impacts this)

#OpenAccess #CurePF #CureIPF
publications.ersnet.org/content/erj/...

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Kerri Johannson MD MPH @kerrijohannson.bsky.social · 2d

The Impact of Pulmonary Fibrosis on Sex and Sexual Function - A Multinational Mixed Methods Study

Just out in ERJ and led by Dr. Na'ama Avitzur
A 🧵👇
(key take-away 👉 sex matters to patients with PF and their disease impacts this)

#OpenAccess #CurePF #CureIPF
publications.ersnet.org/content/erj/...

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ATS Blue Journal @atsblueeditor.bsky.social · 7d

Epigenome-Wide Analysis Identifies Pollution-Sensitive Loci in Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease

PM2.5 and its constituents are associated with differential DNA methylation in the blood of patients with fibrotic ILD
@gilliangoobie.bsky.social #medsky

🔗 tinyurl.com/2rk6wwmn

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Chris Colose @ccolose.bsky.social · Aug 28

Was great to participate in this. Scientists were arguing up to the deadline about individual sentences, showing the difference in rigor when you care about accuracy, and how non-orthodoxy the “mainstream” actually is. But when comments are open for just 30 days it’s designed to be difficult.

Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · Aug 28

Our comment on the DOE CWG report is done. It tips the scales at 439 pages, approx. 3x longer than the DOE report.
This is related to Brandolini's law: The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.

Example: refuting one sentence.

DOE CWG STATEMENT (second paragraph of section 2.1.1, page 3): “Piao et al. (2020) noted
that greening was even observable in the Arctic.”
COMMENT: This statement implies that the Arctic greening signal was caused by elevated CO2
,
however that is not the scientific consensus. Piao et al. (2020) attribute the greening trend in the
Arctic predominantly to growing season length driven by warmer temperatures (see also Y.
Zhang et al., 2022). Piao et al. (2020) also note that this positive impact of increasing
temperatures appears to have weakened over the past four decades, “suggesting a possible
saturation of future greening in response to warmer temperature” (see also comment on
greenness trends related to Section 2.1.1, first sentence of Page 4). It is also important to put
Arctic greening more broadly into the context of the carbon cycle and other impacts. While
above-ground plants may have displayed more leaf area over the past decades, rising
temperatures also thaw permafrost and drive accelerated decomposition in highly carbon rich
soils (Turetsky et al., 2020), a process which is expected to accelerate as climate continues to
warm (Miner et al., 2022). Thus even with Arctic greening, high latitude terrestrial systems may
become net carbon sources to the atmosphere, causing an amplifying feedback (Braghiere et
al., 2023). Other risks to the Arctic linked to higher CO2

levels and rising temperatures are not
mentioned in this report (Virkkala et al., 2025). The Arctic is warming at a rate of 2 to 3 times the
global average, leading to thawing of permanently frozen soils (permafrost), with downstream
impacts including loss of structural support for buildings and subsidence, threatening
communities, roads, runways, and other assets across Alaska (Manos et al., 2025; University of
Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Northern Engineering US Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District
& Laboratory, 2019).

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American Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity.bsky.social · Aug 19

Alison Lee, MD, discusses the impacts of the recent cuts and changes to the EPA and how the increase in air pollution will negatively affect human health, with Gillian Goobie, MD, PhD, on the ATS Breathe Easy podcast.

Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTL_...

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American Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity.bsky.social · Jul 29

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to rescind the greenhouse gas emissions Endangerment Finding goes against the EPA’s mission [and] will be felt for generations," says ATS President @raeddweikmd.bsky.social.

Read the full statement here: site.thoracic.org/press-releas...

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Gillian Goobie @gilliangoobie.bsky.social · Jul 30

This is a critical concern for anyone who cares about combatting climate change and facing this existential public health threat. I encourage anyone and everyone to take the opportunity to comment and voice their opposition to the overturning of the GHG Endangerment Finding. This is not a drill!

American Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity.bsky.social · Jul 29

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to rescind the greenhouse gas emissions Endangerment Finding goes against the EPA’s mission [and] will be felt for generations," says ATS President @raeddweikmd.bsky.social.

Read the full statement here: site.thoracic.org/press-releas...

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · Jul 29

Trump's EPA is trying to destroy the Endangerment Finding -- the solid scientific conclusion that greenhouse gases are dangerously changing the climate. They've published fake, misleading claims from climate deniers. This will devastate efforts to stop climate change. The EPA comment period is open.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · Jul 23

The top court at the United Nations said Wednesday that countries must protect their citizens from the effects of climate change — and if they failed to protect the planet, they could be breaking international law.

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Jon Levy @jonlevybu.bsky.social · Jul 19

I know so many dedicated and brilliant scientists who work (and I guess now worked) at EPA. The loss of expertise and ability to make science-informed decisions will have lasting damage for our health. Academics and advocates will have to try to fill the gap.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...

E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm

www.nytimes.com

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Waldo Jaquith, but Spooky @waldo.net · Jul 19

Trump is closing all four climate observatory stations in Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, and Antartica. Because you can't have high CO2 levels if you don't *measure* CO2 levels.

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After 7 Decades of Measurements From a Peak in Hawaii, Trump’s Budget Would End Them

www.nytimes.com

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Gillian Goobie @gilliangoobie.bsky.social · Jul 9

They cite "forest management" and "arson" as primary reasons for 🔥, failing to acknowledge the glaringly obvious fact that climate change is the #1 contributor. They expect us to sympathize with their ⬇️ ability to enjoy summers due to smoke. 🇨🇦 would gladly accept your help in addressing this issue.

Gillian Goobie @gilliangoobie.bsky.social · Jul 9

This is mind-boggling. While the US deregulates coal plants, defunds anything addressing climate change, & rolls-back the GHG endangerment finding, 6 Republicans have the audacity to write the Ambassador of Canada abt what we are doing to address Cdn wildfires... 🤯

tiffany.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPH @juancceledonmd.bsky.social · Jul 7

On immigrants: "Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed". H. Melville. New legislation will allow mass "hunts" for undocumented [email protected]

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Kerri Johannson MD MPH @kerrijohannson.bsky.social · Jul 4

Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality of Interstitial Lung Diseases in Alberta, Canada: A Population-based Study

www.atsjournals.org/doi/suppl/10...

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📣 TL:DR Incidence stable, prevalence rising, improved survival for ILD & IPF over 10 years.
Numbers much higher than prior reports for ILD & IPF.

Screenshot of title of study and authorship

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ATS Blue Journal @atsblueeditor.bsky.social · Jul 2

The Blue Journal thanks Maeve Georgia MacMurdo, MBChB, MPH, for her contribution to the July issue

Letting Cooler Heads Prevail: The Necessity of Occupational Regulation of Heat and Smoke Exposure

www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10....

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David Hill @cleanairblueskies.bsky.social · Jun 21

It's #ShowYourStripes day. Climate change is real. It's happening now. It's caused by us. There is still hope. The coming heat wave will be part of a more than doubling of such events. We owe it to future generations to #ActOnClimate
showyourstripes.info/c/northameri...

Show Your Stripes

Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

showyourstripes.info

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Gillian Goobie @gilliangoobie.bsky.social · Jun 18

I think of JTO in a separate category since the rest of pulmonary outside of the lung cancer/IP space isn’t really gonna publish there, so is the difference between 21 for ERJ and 19.4 for AJRCCM really meaningful??

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ATS Blue Journal @atsblueeditor.bsky.social · May 20

The Blue Journal thanks Clarus Leung, MD, MAS, for her contribution to the May issue

Clinical and Biological Features of a Thickened Basement Membrane Zone in Asthma

@atscommunity.bsky.social

atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1...

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David Hill @cleanairblueskies.bsky.social · May 16

Cancelling science will only lead to increased disease, costs, and deaths. #NIH #ResearchFunding #PublicHealth

Breathe easier? Not without the science - The Salata Institute

By canceling a multi-year study of older people with lung disease – a few months before it was due to end – the Trump administration has left patients without help, doctors without answers, and wasted...

salatainstitute.harvard.edu

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American Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity.bsky.social · May 16

"By canceling a multi-year study of older people with lung disease – a few months before it was due to end – the Trump administration has left patients without help, doctors without answers, & wasted taxpayer dollars" says Mary B. Rice, MD, MPH

Read more: salatainstitute.harvard.edu/breathe-easi...

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John E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · May 5

Quick and easy petition asking for Minister Loewen to rescind recent wildlife management decisions. Please share and help us get the word out.

www.change.org/p/petition-d...

Sign the Petition

Petition: Demand unscientific hunting and trapping changes be rescinded

www.change.org

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Mike Baldwin @mikey3982.com · May 5

Worth a listen #ILD raised questions for me: 1) how might we calculate risk in these patient - and their families 2) if they are at high risk what intervention/monitoring 3) will there be an appetite to have a easy accessible air quality measure?

Kerri Johannson MD MPH @kerrijohannson.bsky.social · May 4

TL/DR? No worries!
Listen to Dr. Tamera Corte and I discuss our paper on the Impact of Environmental Exposures on ILD in the @atsblueeditor.bsky.social podcast 🫁👇
Thanks @mohleenkang.bsky.social for hosting us! 😊

ATS Blue Journal @atsblueeditor.bsky.social · Apr 17

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast: Impact of Environmental Exposures on the Development and Progression of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease
@atscommunity.bsky.social #medsky

Have a listen: share.transistor.fm/s/32b0f46d

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ATS Blue Journal @atsblueeditor.bsky.social · Apr 17

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast: Impact of Environmental Exposures on the Development and Progression of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease
@atscommunity.bsky.social #medsky

Have a listen: share.transistor.fm/s/32b0f46d

Impact of Environmental Exposures on the Development and Progression of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease | Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast | Episode 175

Dr. Mohleen Kang chats with Dr. Kerri Johannson and Dr. Tamera Corte about their article, "Impact of Environmental Exposures on the Development and Progression of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease."

share.transistor.fm

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Kerri Johannson MD MPH @kerrijohannson.bsky.social · May 4

TL/DR? No worries!
Listen to Dr. Tamera Corte and I discuss our paper on the Impact of Environmental Exposures on ILD in the @atsblueeditor.bsky.social podcast 🫁👇
Thanks @mohleenkang.bsky.social for hosting us! 😊

ATS Blue Journal @atsblueeditor.bsky.social · Apr 17

🎙️ Just published a new episode of Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast: Impact of Environmental Exposures on the Development and Progression of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease
@atscommunity.bsky.social #medsky

Have a listen: share.transistor.fm/s/32b0f46d

Impact of Environmental Exposures on the Development and Progression of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease | Out of the Blue: An AJRCCM Podcast | Episode 175

Dr. Mohleen Kang chats with Dr. Kerri Johannson and Dr. Tamera Corte about their article, "Impact of Environmental Exposures on the Development and Progression of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease."

share.transistor.fm

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