Introduction Equitable delivery of high-quality care is challenging in mesothelioma. Previous UK audits report variable practice and outcomes. The Scottish Mesothelioma Network was launched in April ...

Respiratory follow-up of children and adults born prematurely thus far has largely focused on those with the diagnostic label of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) which is assigned early in life.1 ...

Asthma is a common lung disease and outcomes in the UK are among the worst in Europe. The overuse of short-acting beta agonist and underuse of anti-inflammatory, inhaled corticosteroid-containing ...

Comparison of Lower Airway Sampling Strategies in Children with Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis (CLASSIC-PBB): a non-randomised, internally controlled, multicentre trial ...

Background It is unclear if type-2 inflammation is associated with accelerated lung function decline in individuals with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We tested the ...

Correspondence to Dr Vikas Anathy, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA; vikas.anathy{at}med.uvm.edu Background The role of club cells in the pathology ...

Background Numerous lung cancer risk prediction models have been developed and validated worldwide. It is imperative to offer a comprehensive overview and comparative analysis of their performances.

3 Center for Oral Health Services and Research Mid-Norway (TkMidt), Trondheim, Norway Correspondence to Dr Xiao-Mei Mai, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and ...

Background Metabolic alkalosis may lead to respiratory inhibition and increased need for ventilatory support or prolongation of weaning from ventilation for patients with chronic respiratory disease.

Background Few studies have examined the effects of ambient particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 μm (PM2.5) on hospital cost and length of hospital stay for ...

2 Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, UK 3 Centre for Medical Microbiology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung condition with poor survival times. We previously published a genome-wide meta-analysis of IPF risk across three studies with independent ...