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March 2023 saw the first approval of a combination inhaled corticosteroid + long-acting beta2-agonist inhaler for the management of mild asthma in people over 12 years of age. The approval supports the move away from reliance on short-acting beta2-agonists which fa

Vaping can successfully help people address their tobacco dependence and reduce the long-term threats to their health from tobacco use.

There is still no sign of varenicline (Champix), a medication that can reduce nicotine cravings and help people quit smoking, 18 months after its approval was withdrawn in the UK due to concerns about impurities.

According to the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) asthma control is assessed in two domains: symptom control and risk of adverse outcomes.  Poor symptom control is budensome to patients and increases the risk of exacerbations, but patients with good symptom control can still have sev

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves quality of life and reduces exacerbations and NICE guidelines recommend that PR should be offered to all patients who consider themselves functionally disabled due to their COPD.

This week the Health Minister Neil O’Brien announced the formation of a new “illicit vapes enforcement squad” – led by Trading Standards and backed by £3 million of government funding to tackle rising levels of youth vaping.

In the final podcast of the PCRS One Airway, One disease series we focus on the treatment of allergic rhinitis and real-life application using British and European guidelines.

The second episode in our PCRS One Airway, One Disease Podcast series is hosted by Ren Lawlor (Advanced Nurse Practitioner, London) who is joined by Katherine Hickman (GP, Bradford) to discuss the differential diagnosis, identification, and recognition of allergic rhinitis with real life applicat

In this first episode of our PCRS One Airway, One Disease Podcasts Series, we are joined by Dr Steve Holmes (GP, Somerset) and Frances Barrett (Respiratory Nurse Specialist, NI) who discuss the prevalence, pathology, and the significance in treating patients with Allergic Rhinitis.

People in places such as Blackpool, Liverpool and Inverclyde are amongst the most likely to be admitted to hospital in an emergency and die from their lung condition in the UK, according to

Image shows a 16 weeks post-conception human fetal lung. The branching airway tree is surrounded by bands of developing smooth muscle (green), which also labels the developing vasculature.

On 9 March 2023, the National Asthma and COPD Audit Programme (NACAP) launched its 2018/20 clinical outcomes summary report.

In this PCRS Podcast Dr Steve Holmes (GP and PCRS Executive Committee Member) is joined by Dr Robina Coker (Consultant & Honorary Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine at Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London, and Clinical Director of the NationaI Institute of Health Research (NI