BTS Winter 2017

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) at home not only keeps people out of hospital, it also extends life and reduces COPD exacerbations. Re-analysis of results from a trial adding home NIV to oxygen therapy for patients with persistent hypercapnia after a COPD...

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) at home not only keeps people out of hospital, it also extends life and reduces COPD...

Fears paracetamol increases asthma risk in children are unfounded and based on reverse causality or confounding, according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis presented at the BTS winter meeting last week. Paracetamol is the most widely prescribed drug for young...

Fears paracetamol increases asthma risk in children are unfounded and based on reverse causality or confounding, according to a new...

Researchers have identified several factors that can predict which children with asthma are at high-risk of an asthma attack. Presenting the findings at the British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting in London last week the At-Risk Child with Asthma group said the...

Researchers have identified several factors that can predict which children with asthma are at high-risk of an asthma attack. Presenting the...