Objective To assess the impact of acute hypoxia-induced periodic breathing on respiratory efficiency in young healthy males.

Background A regional trial indicated that implementing at-risk asthma registers in primary care could reduce hospital ...

Background Sex-based differences in immune response are well established, but whether men and women derive comparable benefit ...

Background Preterm birth is associated with lifelong respiratory sequelae, yet our understanding of lung function ...

Introduction Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide despite advances in treatment. Patient-related factors beyond tumour characteristics may influence prognosis but are ...

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a cornerstone of respiratory management in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), extending survival and relieving symptoms of respiratory failure.1 2 However, ALS has ...

Background Change in 6-min walk distance (6MWD) over time serves as a measure of change in functional exercise performance. We analysed a large cohort of current or former tobacco smokers over a ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes, typically 8 weeks or longer in duration, deliver patient-tailored therapies including but not limited to exercise training, education and behaviour change to ...

Correspondence to Dr Luke S G E Howard, National Pulmonary Hypertension Service, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, W12 0HS, UK; l.howard{at}imperial.ac.uk ...

2024 BTS/NICE/SIGN asthma guidelines have the potential to improve UK asthma outcomes, but we must act now ...

Due to the pandemic, concerns about viral transmission by aerosols and droplets mean that many respiratory diagnostic services are being cancelled or delayed.1 There is an urgent need to restart these ...

aDivision of Pneumology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey, bDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Medical Faculty ...