Respiratory
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Global failure to tackle TB – warning
Countries across the globe are falling short of their targets to beat tuberculosis, the World Health Organisation warned yesterday. Read more
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WHO map reveals extent of global air pollution
Almost all of the world’s population lives in areas where air quality exceeds limits set by the World Health Organization (WHO), a new report by the global body out today (27 September, 2016) has revealed. Read more
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Simple saliva test diagnoses asthma
A saliva test that can diagnose asthma has been developed by a team of UK researchers. Read more
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TB cure rates increased
Europe may be having more success against multi-drug resistant TB than previously thought, according to British researchers. Read more
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Transplant scandal linked to "improper" recruitment
An unfolding scandal over a leading transplant surgeon has enveloped Sweden’s major medical university – and the Nobel Prize award committee. Read more
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Limited benefits from treatment of lung cancer in brain
Brain radiotherapy has few benefits for patients with non-small cell lung cancer which has spread to the head, according to a major study reported today. Read more
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Formula could cut RTI antibiotics
GPs could cut antibiotic prescriptions for children by 10% using a new formula designed to identify patients at high risk from respiratory tract infections, researchers say today. Read more
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Bagpipe lung revealed
A bagpipe player may have died from a lung disease caused by fungi growing in his instrument, doctors report today. Read more
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Vaping helps cut respiratory infections
Switching from cigarettes to vaping seems to lead to a reduction in respiratory infections, it has been claimed. Read more
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Hope for asthma pill
A new asthma pill could replace inhalers for some patients, researchers have revealed. Read more