Category: Respiratory medicine
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Tuberculosis: Health chiefs issue warning over rise...
England saw a 11% rise in notifications of tuberculosis in 2023 from…
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Government considers outdoor smoking ban in England
Health leaders have welcomed news that the UK government is considering restricting…
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Expanding London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone has...
The expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to outer London…
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Bird flu: US confirms first case with...
The US has recorded the first person with H5N1 flu to have…
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Coroner warns of “multiple failures” that contributed...
A coroner has written to the health secretary, Victoria Atkins, to report…
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Asthma: Four in 10 patients do not...
Some 40% of patients admitted to hospital with asthma are not receiving…
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RSV jab reduced infant hospital admissions by...
The long acting monoclonal antibody nirsevimab (marketed as Beyfortus) reduced respiratory syncytial…
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England and Scotland see sharp rise in...
Just over 4% of people in England and Scotland—around one in 24—may…
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“Silent scandal” of missing lung diagnostics in...
Sally Howard, freelance journalistLondonsal{at}sallyhoward.netLung conditions are the third biggest killer in the…
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