Background Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is characterised by repeated apnoea’s due to partial or total collapse of the upper airway during sleep, resulting in fragmentation of sleep and ...

Background A challenging problem arising from cystic fibrosis (CF) newborn screening is the significant number of infants with hypertrypsinaemia (HIRT) with sweat chloride levels in the intermediate ...

Introduction UK national guidance for screening for tuberculosis (TB) has changed over the years. This study retrospectively evaluated the shifts across three cohorts of latent TB cases managed over a ...

Introduction and Objectives Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs) account for 3% of NHS carbon emissions. In April 2022, NHS England introduced two indicators focussed on reducing avoidable carbon emissions ...

1 Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong 2 Department of Psychiatry, Shatin Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, ...

Asthma exacerbations are common. They account for a significant morbidity and contribute a disproportionate amount to the cost of asthma management. The optimal strategies for the prevention of asthma ...

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Introduction Air pollution is associated with increased asthma-related admission rates (Lancet, 2014;383(9928):1581–92). The impact of pollution on outcomes of monoclonal antibody (MAb) therapy in ...

S Baudouin, S Blumenthal, B Cooper, C Davidson, A Davison, M Elliot, W Kinnear (Chairman), R Paton, E Sawicka, L Turner (Secretary) Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) refers to the provision of ...

Rationale Progressive lung function (LF) decline in patients with asthma contributes to worse outcomes. Asthma exacerbations are thought to contribute to this decline; however, evidence is limited ...

Introduction Chest binders are garments used for compression of breast tissue by transgender individuals. Deleterious consequences of binder reported include shortness of breath with associated ...