Introduction Nintedanib and pirfenidone reduce the rate of progression in fibrotic lung diseases. Until 2024 these medications could only be prescribed by tertiary specialist centres in England. We ...

Background Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) causes debilitating breathlessness and predicting survival is challenging. This study aimed to obtain contemporary data on survival by underlying tumour ...

Correspondence to Dr Andrew Tai, Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia; andrew.tai{at ...

1 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands 2 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands Background: The idea of ...

Correspondence to Professor David R Baldwin, Nottingham University Hospitals and University of Nottingham, David Evans Research Centre, Nottingham City Hospital Campus, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK; ...

The Efficacy and Safety of Triple Therapy in Obstructive Lung Disease (ETHOS) and Informing the Pathway of Chronic ...

Introduction and Objectives Several studies have described the typical imaging features of empyema on CT, including pleural thickening, pleural enhancement, septation and loculation. However, there ...

A 72-year-old woman presented with a 6-month history of productive cough, hoarseness and exertional dyspnoea. She is a ...

Background Patients with the connective tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) often suffer from fatigue, excessive daytime sleepiness and impaired quality of life. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA ...

Background Decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) over time reliably predicts mortality in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The use of this measure in clinical practice is recommended by ...

Untreated obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with a wide range of adverse health outcomes, including but not limited to cardiocerebrovascular disease, hypertension and cognitive impairment.1 ...

Background Exposure to air pollution in early life contributes to the burden of childhood asthma, but it is not clear whether long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to asthma onset or ...