Background and objectives IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a multi-system fibro-inflammatory disorder originally described in association with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), usually but not always in ...

Rationale Despite high prevalence of e-cigarette use (vaping), little is currently known regarding the health effects of secondhand nicotine vape exposure. Objective To investigate whether exposure to ...

Introduction We delivered a one-year weight management programme (Counterweight Plus, CWP) in participants with difficult-to-treat asthma and obesity in a single-centre randomised controlled trial ...

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterised by damage to the epithelial layer, closely associated with the alveolar basement membrane (BM). We aimed to investigate how type IV ...

A pillar of the WHO End TB Strategy is targeted latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) testing to identify persons who would benefit from TB preventive treatment (TPT).1 The WHO recommends the ...

Rationale Telemonitoring has shown benefits during the initiation of home non-invasive ventilation (NIV) but evidence is lacking regarding its use during follow-up. A French national telemonitoring ...

We present the case of a 45-year-old man who reported 2 years of cough and expectoration and 1 year of dyspnoea. He had a history of dry nasal snuff inhalation 15 times/day for 10 years, worked as a ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation has established itself as a vital and core therapy for people with chronic lung disease. Significant improvements are seen in several patient outcomes, for the thousands ...

Method Adults with a first-recorded code for breathlessness (index date) and subsequent coded diagnosis between 2007 and 2017 were included from a UK primary care database (CPRD-GOLD). Cox regression ...

Background This study reports preliminary outcomes from a joint Respiratory Consultant and Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) ‘one stop’ cough clinic. Local and tertiary referrals were accepted.

Introduction The benefits achieved during pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) are known to decline 6–12 months after the initial programme. There is no consensus on the best maintenance strategy.1 Previous ...

Background Smoking has been considered an important risk factor for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) incidence. However, there are no population-based large-scale studies demonstrating the effects ...