In the CLEAR trial, neither carbocisteine nor hypertonic saline reduced the number of pulmonary exacerbations over a period of 52 weeks in participants with bronchiectasis. Full trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/3Vtn1h4

#MedSky #PulmSky #CriticalCare

A major new JAMA review by Dr Catherine Murphy, Prof Ben Solomon & Prof Charles Swanton brings together global data on #lungcancer in people with no smoking history.

Around 1 in 5 cases are ALK or EGFR-driven - highlighting the need for testing at diagnosis.

#LCSM

💡Did you know the number of illicit cigarettes smoked in the UK has fallen by almost 90% since 2000, but the tobacco industry still exploits concern about illicit sales to fight regulation and protect profits... 1/3

🫁 Parents living with #lungcancer and their children (aged 11–24) are invited to take part in a research event in London this November.

The Open University study explores wellbeing and family support needs.

👉 openss.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_etf8nRP4PKwwMIu

The American people deserve a public health system that puts science before politics.

That's why California and 14 other governors are joining forces to launch the Governors Public Health Alliance to protect communities and guarantee decisions are rooted in data and health.

An extraordinary and dangerous approach to public health- making the data fit your preconceptions. Paracetamol is safe.

Delighted that the SCTS/GIRFT pathway for pleural sepsis surgery is now online www.linkedin.com/posts/dougla...

Those confidence intervals in full!

Gun murders last year:
US: 17,927
England & Wales: 22

Here's the data, per capita, in the chart below.

It's the guns. I wrote about the evidence, with lots of data, along with a more personal response to the Annunciation Church shooting (where I was baptized): www.forkingpaths.co/p/guns-at-an...

Lung disease and social justice - COPD as a manifestation of structural violence.
#WorldCOPDday www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/... @atscommunity.bsky.social @ats-assemblies.bsky.social

“We found that countries with higher levels of income inequality are associated with higher rates of obesity, diabetes, mental illness, asthma, drug use and infant mortality” – @profkepickett.bsky.social of @equalitytrust.bsky.social in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog

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Helsinki (pop 657,000) has not had a single traffic death during the last twelve months.

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1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS

Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows

How did the city do it?

Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue

A mandated reduction in cigarette nicotine content is likely to reduce the reinforcement value of cigarettes in a marketplace where noncombusted products are available, find Tracy Smith et al.

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"You’ve been sold a giant myth when it comes to improving your health" www.newscientist.com/article/2485...

Lots of us end up as 'accidental managers', thrown in at the deep end without any formal preparation for leading a team. If this sounds familiar to you, ShiftWorks can help you to with an introduction and induction to management.

Find out more: buff.ly/7fBXaq0

“Our 24hr study showed more than 9,130 cyclists moved along Bloor St. at the count point. That's over 9,130 people ... enjoying an affordable, healthy, noiseless, and climate-friendly way to get around.” - Bilal Khan, Community Bikeways #bikesky

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Great day at the Society For Cardiothoracic Surgery today. Lots of new work on education, minimal access cardiac surgery and quality improvement in the pipeline.

This is a genuinely terrible idea if true

Smoking rates in pregnant women have fallen 40% in 5 years. It is a stellar achievement that could be at risk if the services delivering this change are cut

📢 New blog: State of the Nation 2025 – Progress, Pressures and Priorities in Lung Cancer Care
By Dr Lauren Dixon, NLCA Clinical Fellow

📑 More early diagnoses 
📑 Treatment delays & capacity pressures

Read the blog 👉 tinyurl.com/25jhf2up

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#LungCancer

Great news. 2 more years of funding secured for the National Lung Cancer Audit in England and Wales

Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by bacteria, was responsible for as many as one-quarter of all deaths in the US and Europe during parts of the 18th and 19th centuries.

However, as we see in the chart for England and Wales, deaths from TB have declined dramatically in rich countries.

Caring for surgical patients requires skill both in and out of the operating room.

Attention to 3 core communication skills offers a way for surgeons to collaborate with patients and families to make patient-centered decisions about surgery.

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