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

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

Lung cancer (LC) remains the deadliest cancer in the world and LC screening programmes continue to expand across healthcare systems to improve outcomes by earlier detection.1 Following results from ...

1 The James Hogg iCAPTURE Center for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 Department of Medicine (Pulmonary Division), University of British Columbia, Vancouver ...

Background Infants of asthmatic mothers have reduced lung function in early life for reasons that remain to be defined. The association between inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) use during pregnancy and ...

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

Background: Clinical studies suggest that inhaled corticosteroids reduce exacerbations and improve health status in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, their effect on mortality is ...

1 Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland 2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland 3 Data Science Centre, Royal College ...

Objective We assessed associations between physical activity and lung function, and its decline, in the prospective population-based European Community Respiratory Health Survey cohort.

8 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Women's Health, University College London, London, UK Correspondence to Professor Jan Deprest, Fetal Medicine Unit, Division of Woman and Child, ...

Background Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an essential element of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management. However, access to conventional face-to-face PR programmes is limited.

6 Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Sydney Dental Hospital, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia Correspondence to Professor Peter Cistulli, Centre for Sleep Health and Research, ...