Generational damage from second-hand smoke
Second-hand smoke a possible asthma risk for future generations, study finds: Children are more likely to develop asthma if their father was exposed to second-hand...
Tag: lung disease
Deadly silica dust in the workplace
As many as 10,000 Australians are predicted to develop lung cancer in their lifetime from being exposed to silica dust, new Curtin University modelling has...
Different subtypes defined in small cell lung cancer
Different subtypes defined in small cell lung cancer (SCLC): SCLC is a particularly aggressive cancer that typically occurs in smokers, exhibiting rapid growth and a...
Future of lung disease care ‘at risk’
Future of lung disease care ‘at risk’ due to workforce shortages and backlog from COVID-19: Staffing shortages are impacting diagnosis, treatment, and care of people with...
Lung disease diagnosis wait times
Lung disease diagnosis wait times: 1 in 3 people with lung disease end up waiting longer than six months for a diagnosis. New research released...
Over half of smokers in England want to quit for COVID
Over half (53%) of current smokers with lung conditions were planning to quit smoking due to COVID -19 in May, finds survey by Asthma UK...
National plan needed for lung disease
Pulmonary rehabilitation is very effective at helping people with lung disease improve their quality of life. Multiple studies show that regular tailored exercise over a...
Lung disease piling on the pressure in A&E
The perennial outrage over emergency winter pressure in NHS hospitals is now subsiding. As usual, we have seen the blame game and finger-wagging headlines about...
A crisis in care for people with lung disease
People who are dying from interstitial lung disease are wasting the precious time they have left finding their way around an ineffective and unnecessarily complicated...
Sing for pulmonary rehabilitation
People who experience breathlessness because of lung disease often stay away from exercise in case it makes their condition worse. We need to help them...
