Background We describe the occurrence of second primary lung cancers (SPLCs) and their determinant in Sweden. Methods Nation-wide cancer registry from years 1961 to 2021 identified a total of 853 ...

Background Lung cancer screening is effective for people at higher risk of the disease, but there is no international consensus on eligibility criteria. Some programmes use risk factors; others use ...

Objective Vaping may increase the cytotoxic effects of e-cigarette liquid (ECL). We compared the effect of unvaped ECL to e-cigarette vapour condensate (ECVC) on alveolar macrophage (AM) function.

Division of Community Health Sciences, St George’s, University of London, London, UK Correspondence to: Professor H R Anderson Division of Community Health Sciences, St George’s, University of London, ...

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK Dr M Thomas, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill Health Centre, ...

Rationale Residual sleep apnoea—defined by an Apnoea-Hypopnoea Index ≥10 events/hour—affects~20% of obstructive sleep apnoea patients treated with positive airway pressure therapy and poses a major ...

BACKGROUND The guidelines on control and prevention of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom have been reviewed and updated. METHODS A subcommittee was appointed by the Joint Tuberculosis Committee (JTC) ...

Background Strategies for identifying normotensive patients with acute symptomatic PE at high risk of PE-related complications remain to be defined. Methods This prospective cohort study aimed to ...

Health status measurement is a common feature of studies in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This review assesses recent evidence for the validity of these measurements and their role as ...

a Academic Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew’s and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Chest Hospital, London, UK, b Division of Physiological Medicine, St George’s ...

Background: Respiratory muscle weakness is an important clinical problem. Tests of varying complexity and invasiveness are available to assess respiratory muscle strength. The relative precision of ...

Rationale Pressurised metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) require propellants. However, the hydrofluoroalkane-134a propellant (HFA-134a) currently used in pMDIs has high global warming potential (GWP). Next ...