Artificial intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science developed in the 1950s to imitate the human ability for solving ...

Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive cardiopulmonary condition associated with increased morbidity and ...

Introduction In Hong Kong, tuberculin skin test (TST) with a 15 mm cut-off was used at 0 and 3 months for contact screening, but half of future tuberculosis cases might be missed. Follow-on interferon ...

Background Critical care medicine has historically relied on syndromic diagnoses such as sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute kidney injury to guide research and treatment.

Background Owing to discrepancies in methodologies and how idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is diagnosed it is challenging to establish a consistent understanding of the disease burden In the UK, ...

Impact of long-term non-invasive ventilation on severe exacerbations and survival in COPD: a French nationwide cohort study using multistate models ...

Guidelines have been compiled by The Joint Tuberculosis Committee of the British Thoracic Society to quantify the risks of reactivation of tuberculosis with anti-tumour necrosis factor α (anti-TNF-α) ...

Background Social media may influence children and young people’s health behaviour, including cigarette and e-cigarette use. Methods We analysed data from participants aged 10–25 years in the UK ...

Introduction Lung Cancer (LC) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer worldwide. Timeliness in diagnosis is crucial, as delays contribute to worsened survival. Diagnostic delays can lead to unplanned ...

Background The Quality of Life-Bronchiectasis (QOL-B), a self-administered, patient-reported outcome measure assessing symptoms, functioning and health-related quality of life for patients with ...