Critical illness poses a significant global health challenge, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries ...

Background The sit-to-stand (STS) test can assess physical function in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, there are multiple versions. No study has used current ...

Dr C Kolappan, Tuberculosis Research Centre, Mayor V R Ramanathan Road, Chetput, Chennai-600 031, India; kola155{at}rediffmail.com Objective: To quantify the association between biomass fuel usage and ...

Thoracic Oncology Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK Correspondence to: Dr M D Peake Thoracic Oncology Unit and Institute for Lung Health, Department of ...

3 The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK 4 University Hospital of South Manchester, ...

Introduction Chest binders are garments used for compression of breast tissue by transgender individuals. Deleterious consequences of binder reported include shortness of breath with associated ...

1 The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR Correspondence to William B Goggins III, The Jockey Club School of Public Health ...

1 College of Medicine Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK 2 Department of Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK Introduction ...

Background Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is an effective form of treatment in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) who have concomitant severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). However, ...