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Kate Clair Cruden Hughes, Amy Hai Yan Chan

Asthma affects nearly 300 million people worldwide.1 Despite a notable decline in age-standardized prevalence, mortality and disability-adjusted life years over the past three decades, the burden of asthma remains high in many countries including low-middle-income countries.2 Climate change is also predicted to significantly impact asthma and other respiratory-related conditions, as rising global temperatures lead to longer pollen […]

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On April 24, 2025, Brussels will host the 4th annual Global Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP) Awareness Day, organized by EUFOREA. This year’s theme, "New Ambitions of Care," focuses on enhancing understanding of CRSwNP, improving early diagnosis, and promoting better treatment strategies for those affected by this debilitating condition.

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GSK has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted its Marketing Authorisation Application for depemokimab, an investigational monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin-5 (IL-5), for two indications: as an add-on maintenance treatment for asthma in patients aged 12 and older with type 2 inflammation characterized by an eosinophilic phenotype, and as an add-on treatment for adult patients with inadequately controlled chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).

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As 2024 comes to a close and as the new Patient Advisory Board & Advocacy Manager at EUFOREA, I have the privilege to reflect on the achievements and milestones of EUFOREA this year. With my background as a pharmacist and scientific ...

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Dr Michael Perch, Dr Howard J Huang, Dr Aldo Iacono

Three experts discuss the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS).

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Paediatric sleep-disordered breathing Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is defined as the disruption of normal respiration and ventilation while asleep.1 SDB encompasses multiple sleep disturbances, ranging from mild snoring to obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).1,2 OSA is characterized by episodic partial or complete ...

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Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by inflammation and/or fibrosis.1 Pulmonary fibrosis develops due to repeated cycles of injury and impaired repair with fibroblast activation and migration with the resultant deposition of extracellular matrix ...

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Welcome to the latest issue of touchREVIEWS in Respiratory & Pulmonary Diseases, in which we bring you a range of topical and timely articles in the field of lung diseases. In this issue, we begin with an expert interview about ...

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Martino F Pengo, Giuseppe Maiolino

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a widespread disorder that affects millions of individuals worldwide.1 It is characterized by repeated episodes of upper airway obstruction during sleep; these episodes can have several negative consequences, including daytime sleepiness, impaired quality of life ...

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Jonathan Alkalai, Anne Iwata, Elinor Lee

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare pulmonary syndrome with a prevalence of approximately seven cases per 1 million individuals.1,2 PAP affects people of all age, sex, race and socioeconomic status. Based on the largest population studies conducted in the United ...

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The definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has recently been reformulated better to encompass the heterogeneous nature of this lung condition.1 The new definition is broader, includes risk factors other than smoking, and aims to improve the diagnosis, management ...

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Interstitial lung disease (ILD) frequently complicates rheumatoid arthritis (RA).1 Moreover, it is more common among those who are male, smoke or are seropositive and with increasing age.1 Emergent risk factors include gain-of-function promoter variants in the MUC5B gene and ...

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There is a wide range of eosinophil-associated disorders, from common conditions, such as eosinophilic asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), to rarer ones, such as eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders and hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES). The advent of eosinophil-targeted therapies is ...

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Dr Paula K Skarda is a hospitalist and primary internist and works for HealthPartners and Regions Hospital in Minnesota, USA. She has been in practice for 25 years after graduating from the University of Minnesota Medical School and completing the MedPeds ...

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Electronic nicotine delivery systems, colloquially referred to as e-cigarettes (ECs), or vaping products were introduced in the US market in 2007 as an alternative to cigarette smoking. They were marketed as a better alternative to nicotine replacement therapy for stopping cigarette ...

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