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A Randomised Controlled Trial of Acute Health Effects in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease After Passive Vape Exposure from e-cigarettes

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Since their introduction to the European and USA markets in 2006–2007, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have become popular nicotine-delivery devices…

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A Qualitative Study of Patients’ and Healthcare Professionals’ Views on Self-Management in Bronchiectasis

Bronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory condition that has a significant impact on morbidity, quality of life, mortality, and healthcare services…

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Promising Integrated Care Platform Developed with and Tested by Respiratory Patients: Lessons Learned From the European H2020 CONNECARE Study

In 2014, the European Union (EU) H2020 CONNECARE project was initiated in the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Germany, Israel, and the UK…

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Induction of the Transcriptional Repressor B Lymphocytes-Induced Maturation Protein-1 (Blimp-1) in Lung Cancer

Lung cancer immunotherapy has improved the survival for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)…

Association Between Leukocyte Telomere Length and Functional Decline in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis on Antifibrotic Treatment

Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) display an unpredictable and heterogeneous disease behaviour with a progressive functional decline…

What Do Patients Want in an Asthma App?

Asthma is estimated to affect 300 million people worldwide,1 and the literature advocates the beneficial effect of self-management programmes…

Lung and Eye Pathology Develop Concurrently in a Neonatal Supplemental Oxygen Model

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) are two severe disorders that arise…

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Objective Sleep Quality in Non-Dialysed Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: An European Sleep Apnea Database (ESADA) Study

Short sleep duration and poor sleep quality have been reported in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Additionally, sleep disordered breathing (SDB)…

Changes in Biomarkers in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Treated with Nintedanib and Sildenafil

Nintedanib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Sildenafil is a phosphodiesterase-5…

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