TY - JOUR T1 - Highlights from this issue JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - i LP - i DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-214023 VL - 74 IS - 10 AU - The Triumvirate Y1 - 2019/10/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/74/10/i.abstract N2 - In these turbulent times the Triumvirate bring you the October Airwaves with a little help from a selection of super heroes.Thor is a super hero in the form of a Scandinavian god who features in the recent film ‘Avengers: Endgame’. The movie sees Thor fight a battle with obesity as the drunken ruler of a group of refugees in Norway. The global problem of obesity is highlighted by another group of Scandinavians in this month’s Thorax ( see page 958 ). Ekström and colleagues studied the relationship between obesity and breathlessness in over 13 000 individuals in their late fifties – around 10% of whom reported breathlessness. They found that obesity increased the risk of breathlessness more than threefold and that the relationship was independent of age, sex, smoking, airflow obstruction, exercise level and comorbidities. At the end of “Endgame” Thor appoints Valkyrie as the new ruler of his people and goes off to join … ER -