Respiratory

Severe asthma, with an estimated prevalence of 5–10% in the total asthma population, impacts considerably on morbidity, mortality, and socioeconomic cost…

National and European initiatives to drive quality improvement in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)1,2 have led to integrated care models…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide and is predicted to be the third leading cause of death by…

Current management of recurrent pleural effusion is symptomatic. Indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) reduce the initial length of hospital stay…

Pleural disease is an increasingly common presentation and it has been estimated that up to 15% of patients have a metastatic pleural effusion at…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations are major contributors to the burden of the disease, reducing patients’ quality of life…

Adherence to treatment is essential in chronic diseases, especially in chronic obstructive lung diseases (COLD). Poor adherence to the treatment regimen…

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity is approaching pandemic levels. It has now been indisputably proven that obesity increases the…