Study on antibiotics and the microbiome in asthmatic patients
December 4, 2019
The airway physiology and the bacterial burden of the airways, skin and gastrointestinal tracts do not change meaningfully over time...
Scleroderma patients potential candidates for lung transplantation
December 4, 2019
Scleroderma patients potential candidates for lung transplantation Patients with pulmonary complications of scleroderma, who are failing medical therapy, are potential...
Lack of ‘single candidate biomarker’ a challenge in ARDS
December 4, 2019
Prof John Laffey of NUI Galway presented a talk on acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), at...
Significant gaps in workplace illness health data
December 4, 2019
Data on occupational diseases in Ireland is poor, fragmented, and inconsistent, the Annual Scientific Meeting 2019 of the Irish Thoracic...
One-third of patients with severe asthma found to be taking harmful doses of oral steroids
November 1, 2019
A third of patients with severe asthma are taking harmful doses of oral steroids, according to a study of several...
Exposure to BPA in the womb linked to wheezing and poorer lung function in children, study finds
November 1, 2019
Pregnant women exposed to higher levels of the commonly used chemical bisphenol A (BPA) are more likely to have children...
Treatment with long-term, low-dose antibiotic could help people born with chronic lung condition
November 1, 2019
Taking a low dose of the antibiotic azithromycin for six months reduces symptoms for patients with the chronic lung condition...
Early diagnosis of COPD
October 1, 2019
The early diagnosis of COPD has a significant potential to benefit patients and reduce costs to the health service Perhaps...
Focus on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) — Irish data, diagnosis and management
March 12, 2019
Prof Anthony O’Regan addresses the complexities of diagnosis and treatment in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a...
Irish Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting, 9-11 November 2017
January 16, 2019
All news reports by Paul Mulholland Emerging trends in occupational health identified Recent changes to the composition of paint and...
Study on antibiotics and the microbiome in asthmatic patients
December 4, 2019
The airway physiology and the bacterial burden of the airways, skin and gastrointestinal tracts do not change meaningfully over time...
Scleroderma patients potential candidates for lung transplantation
December 4, 2019
Scleroderma patients potential candidates for lung transplantation Patients with pulmonary complications of scleroderma, who are failing medical therapy, are potential...
Lack of ‘single candidate biomarker’ a challenge in ARDS
December 4, 2019
Prof John Laffey of NUI Galway presented a talk on acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), at...
Significant gaps in workplace illness health data
December 4, 2019
Data on occupational diseases in Ireland is poor, fragmented, and inconsistent, the Annual Scientific Meeting 2019 of the Irish Thoracic...
One-third of patients with severe asthma found to be taking harmful doses of oral steroids
November 1, 2019
A third of patients with severe asthma are taking harmful doses of oral steroids, according to a study of several...
Exposure to BPA in the womb linked to wheezing and poorer lung function in children, study finds
November 1, 2019
Pregnant women exposed to higher levels of the commonly used chemical bisphenol A (BPA) are more likely to have children...
Treatment with long-term, low-dose antibiotic could help people born with chronic lung condition
November 1, 2019
Taking a low dose of the antibiotic azithromycin for six months reduces symptoms for patients with the chronic lung condition...
Early diagnosis of COPD
October 1, 2019
The early diagnosis of COPD has a significant potential to benefit patients and reduce costs to the health service Perhaps...
Focus on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) — Irish data, diagnosis and management
March 12, 2019
Prof Anthony O’Regan addresses the complexities of diagnosis and treatment in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a...
Irish Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting, 9-11 November 2017
January 16, 2019
All news reports by Paul Mulholland Emerging trends in occupational health identified Recent changes to the composition of paint and...
Promoting respiratory lung health in Ireland
Ahead of the Irish Thoracic Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Galway, Sarah Gallagher spoke to Consultant Respiratory Physician and local organiser Prof Anthony O’Regan about the agenda and issues facing respiratory medicine The lung disciplines are very broad, so we represent a huge community of patients, their relatives, and obviously our clinical practitioners around the…
Diagnosis and management of COPD in 2019
This article reviews the diagnosis, classification and treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) based on the 2019 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines. The content identifies the key features of COPD recognition and diagnosis and recommends an approach to the management of COPD which considers treatable traits, as well…
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