Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine will cease to be published by BioMed Central as of 31 December 2019. The journal will continue in cooperation with a new publisher. Please contact the Editor-in-Chief  for information regarding the new publisher and submission process. BioMed Central will continue to host an archive of all articles previously published in the journal and all articles published in Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine during its time with BioMed Central will remain fully searchable via the BioMed Central website.