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

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

### Need for recommendations on managing passengers with lung disease planning air travel Air travel is now a common mode of travel for millions, with a single UK airline carrying over 33 million ...

Background Cerebellar ataxia with neuropathy and vestibular areflexia syndrome (CANVAS) is associated with chronic cough (CC) and cough hypersensitivity; however, the neuropathic mechanisms of cough ...

BACKGROUND Recent trends in physician diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the UK were estimated, with a particular focus on women. METHODS A retrospective cohort of British ...

Background: Little is known about the effects of changes in smoking habits on the subsequent risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to investigate the ...

Introduction Pleural procedures form a core component of the general internal medicine curriculum. Out-of-hours (OOH), as defined by the 5pm-9am time period, provision for these procedures is usually ...