Doing targeted COPD case finding as part of NHS lung cancer checks could save £33m over the next decade, research has shown.

#AskAboutAsthma returns for its ninth year, led by the NHS England – London Babies, Children and Young People’s team. The campaign is about making simple changes to children and young people’s care ...

Asthma is one of the main reasons children in Sussex go to A&E or hospital. The Sussex Children and Young People’s Asthma Programme is bringing the NHS, schools, councils, and community groups ...

An NHS campaign to reduce childhood asthma deaths in the East of England has been launched. The campaign, which runs from 8 to 12 September 2025, is the busiest asthma campaign recorded in the region ...

A local charity has appointed an asthma and pulmonary disease educator to its team. Open Airways welcomed Nicola MacDougall, who holds a Master of Science degree in Physiotherapy. Ms MacDougall is the ...

New research suggests that expectations are associated with asthma outcomes. People who thought more negatively about their condition reported worse symptoms, adding to growing evidence about the mind ...

Prebronchodilator simplified spirometry was more time efficient vs prebronchodilator and postbronchodilator routine spirometry (2.8 minutes vs 6.7 and 32.1 minutes). A simplified spirometry testing ...

Women in England who have consistently missed their cervical screening appointments will soon be offered the option of performing DIY tests at home, in a significant move aimed at boosting uptake and ...

1 School of Nursing, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China 2 Department of Pediatrics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China Background: To evaluate ...

Abstract: In this paper an innovative prototype for smart asthma spirometry device to be used by doctors and asthma patients is presented. The novelty in this prototype relies in the fact that it is ...