Background The evidence on associations between ultra-processed foods (UPF) and lung cancer risk is limited and inconsistent.

Home mechanical ventilation (HMV) is a life-saving treatment for patients with chronic respiratory failure due to different underlying diseases.1–4 Striving for value-based care, that is, high-quality ...

A 59-year-old woman with a 5-year history of autologous fat grafting for breast augmentation visited our outpatient department in December 2023 for the evaluation of incidentally detected breast ...

In vitro testing has shown that nicotine may play a role in making cancers more aggressive,1 but the currently available evidence does not suggest that nicotine in itself induces cancer.2 Despite this ...

Introduction Over one million children have asthma in the UK and a recognised need for support transitioning into adult services. Poor transition with uncoordinated processes risks disengagement from ...

Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The effective management of COPD exacerbations awaits a better understanding of the ...

Rationale: Dyspnoea is a debilitating and distressing symptom that is reflected in different verbal descriptors. Evidence suggests that dyspnoea, like pain perception, consists of sensory quality and ...

Background Reports of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) use in clinical practice reveal higher mortality rates than in corresponding randomised clinical trials. Aim To explore factors related to chronic ...

Background Panax ginseng (ginseng) is a therapeutic herb which might be beneficial in COPD. The study investigated if ginseng, compared with placebo, is effective and safe for people with moderate ...

Background BTS guidance for Emergency Oxygen Use recommends that local anaesthesia should be used for all routine arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling [1]. Intradermal and/or subcutaneous local ...

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 ...

Objective NEWS2 (RCP 2017)1 recommends use of ‘SpO2 Scale 2’ in patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure (usually due to COPD) to aim target saturations of 88–92%. We aimed to identify if COPD ...