Wood burning is expensive, pollutes our air and impacts our health - physical and mental. Today, on #CleanAirNight , please help us raise awareness of the real cost of wood burning.
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Guy's and St Thomas' King's College NHS Love Your Lungs Global Action Plan NHS London

This month marks 30 years since the publication of research that completely changed our knowledge of the harm from air pollution. Known as the Harvard Six Cities study, its impact still resonates in public health actions. Gary Fuller World Health Organization (WHO)
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📢 Strike action by The BMA is taking place at our hospitals from 7am today until 7am on 23 December 2023.

Our Emergency Departments will be busy. If you need medical advice but it’s not an emergency, please use a different service.

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It's Day 17 of #RespMas ! Have a listen to Frank Sinatra singing Silent Night, but don't get too cosy as we have a medical emergency to treat! #RespEd #asthma youtube.com/watch?v=iUnWS9…

It's day 15 of #RespMas ! Have a listen to Andrea Bocelli singing Angels We Have Heard on High while you think about halo sign on CT #RespEd youtube.com/watch?v=B5iaV9…

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Astounding inequality in the risk of cancer death in areas of greatest poverty where tobacco has the greatest influence. Published at the same time as this podcast highlighting how far we have to go & the importance of investment in tobacco dependency

We've been a bit quiet for the last few days, but are back today with another #RespMas quiz question!

Pathological changes in COPD increase susceptibility to negative health effects of air pollution exposure CHEST doi.org/10.1016/j.ches…

6 weeks until the 2024 #Respiratory #Pharmacy Conference

Dr Sarah Elkin will discuss using data to understand population health management and inequalities in respiratory medicine

Places are now limited. Book here today: bit.ly/47xx5Kk

Gráinne d'Ancona Imperial NHS 💙

Risk of dying from cancer in some poorer districts of England over 70% higher than wealthy districts, a new study in The Lancet Oncology suggests

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Obstructive sleep apnoea is a risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. There is a need for innovative research strategies evaluating the positive prognostic effects of CPAP. Hypoxic burden may guide individualised therapeutic approaches. bit.ly/3MPuHq2

'Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem that remains largely neglected; there is perhaps no single disease that is as frequently ignored at such scale by patients, providers, payers, and funders'. thelancet.com/journals/lanre…

Pathogenesis of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-…

It appears that Day 11 also got away from us! We're not doing a great job of daily Qs but hopefully you are finding those that we've posted useful! More soon, when we can find some time between strike planning, & winter pressures... #RespMas #RespEd