BACKGROUND Inhalation of nitric oxide with oxygen could be a promising treatment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary hypertension. However, the current methods ...

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly influenced the incidence and presentation of tuberculosis (TB) globally and in the UK. To understand these changes and potential reasons, we ...

Background: Sahaja Yoga is a traditional system of meditation based on yogic principles which may be used for therapeutic purposes. A study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of this therapy ...

Differences in asthma in urban and rural environments were first reported from Germany in 1965,1 followed by many reports of higher rates of asthma symptoms in urban than rural environments around the ...

Background It is current practice to use a single diagnostic sleep study in the diagnostic workup of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). However, a relevant night-to-night variability (NtNV) of ...

A 64-year-old male retired firefighter and never-smoker presented to the ventilation team with a 6-month history of breathlessness on minimal exertion, orthopnoea, nocturia and preference to sleep on ...