Breathe Easy Darlington were invited to a celebration event on 14th September 2023 by the National Lottery Community fund to meet the 6 other award winners, and receive our big cheque from their head of Cumbria & Northeas...
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Breathe Easy Darlington is celebrating a five figure funding award from
the National Lottery Community Fund for its "Living well with respiratory
Ill health" project. Largely self- funded previously, this award means t...
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The Wellbeing Hub at the Woodlands (St Theresa's Hospice) brings together various organisations with a shared aim of supporting the wellbeing of people living with long term conditions or progressive illness, and their carers...
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ASTHMAAsthma deaths rise by 33 per cent in past decadeThursday, 15 Aug 2019Deaths from asthma in England and Wales have increased by a third in the past decade, the latest figures show. More than 1400 adults and children...
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Age 40 the watershed for
addressing asthma exacerbation burden By Nicola
Garrett (courtesy of The Limbic)5
Aug 2022 Asthma
exacerbations are associated with faster lung function decline, particularly in
yo...
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Holy Grail: Could exercise help prevent virus-related COPD exacerbations?By Natasha Doyle (courtesy of The Limbic, abridged)Dr Arwel Jones is a research fellow in the Respiratory Research@Alfred section of Monash Univers...
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COPD remains a major public health problemCOPD accounted for over 212 million cases, 3 million deaths, and 74 million years lost to ill health or disability in 2019, latest data from the Global Burden of Disease Stu...
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Mesothelioma treatment gets NICE tick of approvalThe first new mesothelioma treatment to be approved in nearly 15 years is expected to benefit around 1,000 patients each year. The immunotherapy combination nivolumab (Opdivo)...
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ASTHMAToo many asthma patients at risk from unnecessary steroids: expertBy Selina Wellbelove (courtesy of The Limbic)6 Jul 2022Too many patients with asthma are being unnecessarily exposed to potentially life-limiting amounts...
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ASTHMA‘Just take ventolin’: Complacency jeopardises management of mild asthma: studyBy Geir O'Rourke (courtesy of The Limbic)18 May 2022Many patients with mild asthma remain complacent and confused about how best to mana...
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Respiratory research needs “radical overhaul”: expertsA “radical overhaul” of UK respiratory research is needed to reduce morbidity and mortality from respiratory disease, as well as address the changing landscape of related...
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Toxic air exacerbating lung conditionsMore than 4 million people in the UK are experiencing potentially life-threatening asthma and COPD exacerbations because of toxic air, highlighting the urgent need for more stringent air...
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Sir, That people with severe conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are 2.4 times more likely to take their own lives is shocking, but as only 2 percent of publicly funded research is allocated to res...
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More people die in the UK from serious lung disease than anywhere else in Western Europe, new analysis suggests.
New charity Asthma and Lung UK (ALUK) found that 500,000 people died from pneumonia, asthma and other respirato...
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By Selina Wellbelove
Patients with a recent asthma attack should be a priority group for booster COVID-19 vaccines researchers have concluded, after finding that those infected with SARS-CoV-2 are at increased risk of hosp...
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By Selina Wellbelove
Recovery of respiratory clinicians and clinical services, dealing with persistent workforce challenges, and a continued focus on COVID are three key themes that will continue to shape respiratory medic...
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Summer 2019
Along with other charities, we’ve created a joint briefing that sets out what we want to see in the upcoming Environment Bill. Air pollution has a devastating impact on everyone, but especially on people with a l...
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For the first time, lung health will be in the spotlight in the new 10-year plan for the NHS.
Respiratory will become a clinical priority area, meaning it will receive attention that it’s never had before. The plan will be p...
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