Background Spirometry is a measure of lung function used to make clinical decisions regarding the diagnosis and management of ...

2 Centre for Human and Aerospace Physiological Sciences, King's College London, London, UK 3 Guy's & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London, National Institute of Health Research ...

Background Mobile health (mHealth) is a novel model of care that may overcome barriers to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) access. This study determined if mHealth PR was equivalent to centre-based PR ...

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an often-progressive respiratory disease associated with disabling breathlessness. Breathlessness intervention services (BIS), which coach ...

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK Background: The incidence of empyema in children is increasing worldwide. While there are emerging ...

Correspondence to Dr Insa Korten, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital and University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 31, Bern 3010, Switzerland; Insa.Korten{at}insel.ch ...

A key outcome from lung cancer screening studies is the concept of ‘stage-shift’ seen in screen-detected cancers compared ...

Measurement properties of the sit-to-stand test in community-dwelling people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a COSMIN systematic review ...

Department of Child Health, Queen’s University of Belfast, Clinical Institute, Belfast, UK All children experience head colds and many consult their doctor because of associated coughing.1 Cough with ...

Correspondence to Dr Larissa Otero, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 15102, Peru; larissa.otero{at}upch.pe Background A recurrent tuberculosis (TB) episode results from ...

Background Asthma is an umbrella diagnosis encompassing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms. While a global problem, our ...

1 Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, London, UK 2 Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, London, ...