BACKGROUND Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes improve the health of patients disabled by lung disease but their cost effectiveness is unproved. We undertook a cost/utility analysis in conjunction ...

1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK 2 School of Medicine Health Policy & Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK Correspondence to Dr ...

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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 ...

Crystalline silica, a primary mineral component of the Earth’s crust, is one of the most common occupational health hazards. Workers are exposed to silica dust during activities such as cutting, ...

Background Conflicting evidence has emerged regarding the relevance of smoking on risk of COVID-19 and its severity. Methods We undertook large-scale observational and Mendelian randomisation (MR) ...

There are still many unanswered questions on the use of EGFR treatment in NSCLC Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a receptor tyrosine kinase, is frequently overexpressed in non-small cell lung ...

Correspondence to: A O C Johnson, Department of General and Respiratory Medicine, Pontefract General Infirmary, Pontefract WF8 1PL, UK; owen.johnson{at}panp-tr.northy.nhs.uk For most passengers, even ...

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 ...

Introduction REALITI-A was a 2 year global, prospective observational study in severe asthma patients newly prescribed mepolizumab 100mg subcutaneously. By-country analysis describes HRU-related ...

Lung Function and Sleep Department, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, (New) Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK Correspondence to Dr Jennie Gane, Lung Function and Sleep ...