Occupational health expert David McBride looks at respiratory diseases caused by occupational and environmental exposures, including a potential relationship between pleural plaques and road dust
PEARLS #711: Is it clinically effective and safe to increase doses of inhaled corticosteroids as part of a patient‐initiated action plan for home management of exacerbations in children and adults with persistent asthma?
PEARLS #705: Compared with placebo, how effective are treatments targeting interleukin‐5 (anti-IL‐5 or anti‐IL‐5 receptor alpha monoclonal antibodies) at reducing exacerbations and improving health‐related quality of life and lung function in adults and children with chronic asthma, and specifically in those with eosinophilic asthma refractory to existing treatments?
Occupational health expert David McBride outlines the role of masks and their make-up as one element of COVID-19 risk management in the context of the ‘hierarchy of control’ system, where PPE is considered the least level of protection
Specialist GP Jo Scott-Jones discusses what you can do to reduce the number of phone calls, prescriptions and consultations for respiratory illnesses this winter
Sports physician Steve Targett summarises exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction, an important cause of exertional breathing problems in active young people that must be distinguished from other respiratory conditions
Occupational health expert David McBride looks at the hazards of welding, focusing on exposure to fumes that are now known to be carcinogenic to humans
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management