Background Bronchoscopic limitations in reaching peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) can compromise biopsy sensitivity, ...

Background Previous studies have shown that the incidence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is rising in the UK and USA. Death registrations and primary care data were used to determine the ...

1 Division of Paediatric Respirology and Department of Physiotherapy, Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 Division ...

1 Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada 2 Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Head, Respiratory Division, St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, ...

1 Department of Palliative Medicine, Royal Marsden and Royal Brompton NHS Foundation Trusts, London, UK 2 Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, Cicely ...

Correspondence to Professor Heather J Zar, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, 5th Floor, ICH Building, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town 7700, South Africa; heather.zar{at ...

Background: Caffeine is known to inhibit phosphodiesterases, to mobilise intracellular calcium, and to act as an antagonist at adenosine receptors, all of which can potentially alter nitric oxide (NO) ...

BACKGROUND Particulate air pollution has been associated with excess deaths from, and increases in hospital admissions for, cardiovascular disease among older people. A study was undertaken to ...

Background Despite vaccination, influenza infection is still a major health burden, especially in people aged >65 years, immunocompromised or with respiratory disease. Current intramuscular influenza ...

1 King's College London, Department of Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory Science, London, UK 2 King's College Hospital, Department of Respiratory Medicine, London, UK 3 National Heart and Lung Institute ...

5 Department of Radiology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK 6 Department of Radiology, London Chest Hospital, London, UK 7 Department of Radiology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK 8 Department of ...

Correspondence to Dr Charlotte Summers, Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, Box 93, Level 4, Addenbrooke's Hospital, CUHNHSFT, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 OQQ, UK; ...