The impressive results of the RECOVERY trial established that a moderate dose of dexamethasone (6 mg daily for 10 days) reduced mortality in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 and respiratory failure who required therapy with supplemental oxygen or mechanical ventilation.1 The data also indicated that dexamethasone might increase mortality in hospitalised patients who were not receiving oxygen….
After nearly two decades, the US Government has finalised long-awaited new limits on toxic air pollution from chemical manufacturing plants, affecting operations at 218 facilities,…
Dr Anne Chang discusses the burden of chronic respiratory diseases in Indigenous people.
In September 2024, the UN General Assembly will host its second high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The Global Leaders Group (GLG) on Antimicrobial Resistance…
Last week the ISHLT meeting was held in Prague, Czech Republic, where experts reported on the latest advances in lung transplantation. Findings from the use…
Immune checkpoint inhibitors such as durvalumab plus chemotherapy are first-line treatment for patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), yet durable clinical benefits are not…
In the summer of 2019, Claire (name changed for confidentiality) began to feel unwell. “I felt exhausted all the time”, she explains. “But when I…
Our recent study using data from more than 20 million participants has shown that COVID-19 vaccines consistently prevent long COVID symptoms in adults, with meta-analytic…
Professor Daniel Steinfort and Professor Shankar Siva discuss the effect of systematic endoscopic mediastinal staging on radiotherapy field planning in patients with locally advanced non-small-cell…
Professor Daniel Steinfort and Professor Shankar Siva discuss the effect of systematic endoscopic mediastinal staging on radiotherapy field planning in patients with locally advanced non-small-cell…
Abastumani Tuberculosis Hospital began life as a small wooden palace, high in the Caucasus Mountains, surrounded by pine trees and mist. It was built in…
