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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BACKGROUND The pulmonary antioxidant glutathione may limit airway inflammation in asthma. Since paracetamol (acetaminophen) depletes the lung of glutathione in animals, a study was undertaken to ...

Background: The load imposed on ventilation by increased body mass contributes to the respiratory symptoms caused by obesity. A study was conducted to quantify ventilatory load and respiratory drive ...

It is customary—albeit perhaps simplistic—to identify four ethical principles as the basis for good medical practice.1 These are beneficence, non-maleficence, respect for autonomy, and justice, ...