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Woman is reunited with her heart-lung transplant surgeon 35 years on

A woman has been reunited with the surgeon who carried out her lifesaving heart and lung transplant operation 35 years ago. Katie Mitchell, of Sidcup in Kent, was so breathless that she could barely climb the stairs before she had the operation in ...

29 Sept 2022 at 14:20

Call for more city parks to improve children’s lungs

More must be done to ensure children have access to parks and other green spaces to improve their lung health, a new study suggests. Researchers examined more than 3,000 city-dwelling children and found that those who moved closer to green spaces ...

27 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Air pollution ‘likely’ to contribute to diseases including dementia – committee

Air pollution is “likely” to increase the risk of developing dementia, a Government research group has said. The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants has published its findings after reviewing almost 70 studies which analysed how ...

27 Jul 2022 at 10:31

NHS campaign urges people not to ignore lung cancer symptoms

The NHS has launched a lung cancer awareness campaign to encourage those with symptoms to go for earlier GP checks to catch the disease sooner. The Help Us Help You campaign, launched on World Lung Cancer Day, targets those most at risk, ...

01 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Pandemic science hub will develop drugs for lung infections such as Covid-19

A new pandemic science hub is being created to develop treatments for lung infections such as Covid-19. The hub at the University of Edinburgh will use translational genomics – following clues from the human genome to identify and ...

18 May 2022 at 11:55

Only Fools And Horses star Patrick Murray announces he is ‘cured’ of lung cancer

Only Fools And Horses star Patrick Murray has said his lung cancer is “cured” and that the tumour in his liver is shrinking. Murray, 65, who played Mickey Pearce in the classic BBC sitcom, revealed in January that scans had ...

22 May 2022 at 16:01

NHS urges people to take up lung cancer check as 600 diagnosed in mobile trucks

NHS chiefs are urging people to take up invitations for lung cancer check-ups after hundreds were diagnosed with the disease in mobile trucks. The NHS said teams have diagnosed 600 people with the disease in travelling ...

19 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Health campaigners demand action on Scotland’s ‘shameful’ lung health

Scotland’s “shameful” record on lung health claims the lives of more than 7,000 people a year, campaigners have claimed as they called for “urgent action”. Asthma + Lung UK Scotland said bolder targets on clean air ...

28 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Lung disease deaths highest in western Europe, charity warns in call for action

Britain has the highest death rate for lung conditions in western Europe, a charity has warned. Over a seven-year period to 2018, half a million people in the UK died from lung conditions such as asthma attacks, ...

28 Feb 2022 at 01:25

I know what it is like to struggle to breathe, says Stephen Fry

Asthma-sufferer Stephen Fry has penned a letter encouraging people to look after their lung health in support of a charity campaign. The actor and broadcaster admitted he knows “what it is like to struggle to ...

28 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Researchers convert lungs for transplant to universal blood type

Researchers have converted lungs donated for transplants to a universal blood type in a step towards creating neutral organs that could expand the options for patients awaiting a transplant. The achievement ...

16 Feb 2022 at 20:25

Scotland

Those from deprived areas ‘more likely to end up in A&E with asthma attack’

People living in the most deprived areas are three times more likely to end up in accident and emergency with asthma attacks than those in the wealthiest areas, according to new analysis. Asthma and Lung ...

17 May 2022 at 01:25

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