[150 years of DMW: historical first publications in pulmonology].

Since 1875, the "Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift" has been published, making it one of the oldest German-language medical journals. This article highlights, exemplarily and without claiming completeness, some of the significant research findings and clinical studies published in the field of pulmonology over the past 150 years. Some of these were historical first publications, at least in the German-speaking world, and in some cases even internationally.