Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Correspondence to: Dr W W Busse Chair and Charles E Reed Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has long been known to be a pivotal treatment for managing chronic respiratory disease. Despite this very few patients are offered a referral into the programme as ...

Asthma, an inflammatory disease of the airways, is a common condition, currently affecting about 9% of adults. Obesity is another disease with high prevalence in adults, and asthma that develops in ...

Rationale OPEP devices are often used therapeutically in order to aid airway clearance where excess mucus is a challenge, such as in bronchiectasis, CF and COPD. Ease of use, ability to clean and ...

1 Centre for Workplace Health, Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton, UK 2 Centre for Workplace Health, University of Sheffield, UK 3 Respiratory Function Unit, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, ...

Background It is current practice to use a single diagnostic sleep study in the diagnostic workup of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). However, a relevant night-to-night variability (NtNV) of ...

Crystalline silica, a primary mineral component of the Earth’s crust, is one of the most common occupational health hazards.

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Background Ultrafine particles (UFP; <0.1 µm in diameter) are not regulated or commonly monitored but may be harmful to human health, particularly for children. In this study, we aimed to examine the ...

Concerns about the safety of long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) therapy, has led to the appearance of multiple publications and recommendations. This review critically examines the available clinical ...

Background: A study was undertaken to explore the pathway to diagnosis among a group of patients recently diagnosed with lung cancer. Methods: A directed interview study triangulating patients’ ...