Respiratory

Meta-analysis links prior tuberculosis and chronic bronchitis to higher lung cancer risk in never-smokers, with implications for clinical risk assessment.

Therapist-guided internet CBT safely lowers asthma-related anxiety and boosts quality of life, control, and behaviour in adults with asthma.

A 1000 ng/mL D-dimer threshold safely rules out pulmonary embolism in low-likelihood patients, reducing unnecessary chest imaging in emergency care.

Combining a host biomarker with large language model analysis improves lower respiratory tract infection diagnosis in ICU patients, reducing uncertainty.

NHS opt-out tobacco dependency services boost quit attempts in deprived populations, but success lags, highlighting opportunities to reduce inequalities.

Medication-induced deep sedation in ICU patients is linked to loss of independence; lighter sedation and mobility improve outcomes, study finds.

A novel iPSC-derived lung-on-chip model mimics human alveolar tissue, revealing macrophage-driven tuberculosis responses.

Rare inherited genetic variants linked to mucin glycosylation and DNA repair significantly increase familial lung cancer risk, offering new targets for early detection.