Rationale Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most common indication for domiciliary non-invasive ventilation ...

Severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) is a major global health challenge, with high morbidity and mortality, especially ...

Background The Global Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2011 revision recommends the multidimensional assessment of COPD including comorbidities and has developed a ...

Clinical Research Unit at the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany Professor R Bals, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonology, ...

The subdivisions of the lung volume, pulmonary mechanics, and resting steady state pulmonary transfer factor were measured in 31 patients with bronchographically proven bronchiectasis. In seven ...

Correspondence to Robert A Stockley, Lung Investigation Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK; rob.stockley{at}uhb.nhs.uk Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is ...

The data supporting the benefits of home non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been accumulating over the last decade. Historically, ...

Introduction Tocilizumab improves outcomes in critically ill patients with COVID-19. Whether other immune-modulator strategies are equally effective or better is unknown. Methods We investigated ...

Inflammation in preschool cystic fibrosis is of mixed phenotype, extends beyond the lung and is differentially modified by CFTR modulators ...

Background: Chronic cough is a common condition which has a significant impact on quality of life. Assessment and management are hampered by the absence of well validated outcome measures. The ...