Introduction People who smoke are a third more likely to be admitted to hospital than non-smokers. A disparity in smoking ...

Work-related asthma remains one of the most complex and underappreciated dimensions of adult-onset respiratory disease. Estimated to account for 25% of adult-onset cases,1 it encompasses a ...

Background Antibiotics are widely prescribed during pregnancy, yet their impact on offspring infection risk remains unclear. This study synthesises all available data and evaluates the association ...

Using the best available evidence and expert consensus, this document provides guidance for adverse effect monitoring in multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). It includes recommendations for baseline tests ...

3 Dr von Hauner Children’s Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munchen, Germany Rationale Asthma is characterised by inflammation and ...

Introduction Lung function testing is not listed as an aerosol generating procedure (AGP) by Public Health England. 1 However, the tests may often generate droplets or aerosols due to the production ...

1 Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, Institute of Human Development, Manchester, UK 2 Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Correspondence to Dr Hannah J Durrington, ...

Introduction Oscillating positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) devices are intended to facilitate sputum clearance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but there is uncertainty as to their ...

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK Dr M Thomas, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill Health Centre, ...

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Introduction Development of novel treatments for cough and its management are hampered by the lack of well validated objective cough frequency methodologies. Previous validations have been performed ...

BACKGROUND An obstructive defect is usual in bronchiectasis, but the pathophysiological basis of airflow obstruction remains uncertain. High resolution computed tomographic (CT) scanning now allows ...