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Education & research from the Respiratory Department at King's College Hospital, London. #RespEd #RespisBest #ThoracicThursday #medsky Free archive of SCE style Q&As at https://www.brainscape.com/p/4MNSM-LH-CAN86
No #ThoracicThursday quiz question this week & we’re off on holiday so can’t promise any Qs next week. What should our next Q be on? #RespEd #medsky #lungsky
April 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
No #ThoracicThursday quiz question this week & we’re off on holiday so can’t promise any Qs next week. What should our next Q be on? #RespEd #medsky #lungsky
Our latest quiz question is out! Why not mull it over, with an Easter egg or hot cross bun? Answers out on Monday! #RespEd #RespIsBest #lungsky #pulmsky #medsky
Spring has sprung, which means it's rhinitis season! Have a look a this week's #SCE quiz question and remind yourself of best management! #RespEd #RespIsBest #medsky #pulmsky
April 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Our latest quiz question is out! Why not mull it over, with an Easter egg or hot cross bun? Answers out on Monday! #RespEd #RespIsBest #lungsky #pulmsky #medsky
Spring has sprung, which means it's rhinitis season! Have a look a this week's #SCE quiz question and remind yourself of best management! #RespEd #RespIsBest #medsky #pulmsky
April 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Spring has sprung, which means it's rhinitis season! Have a look a this week's #SCE quiz question and remind yourself of best management! #RespEd #RespIsBest #medsky #pulmsky
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A new oral treatment regimen for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis has commenced in Papua New Guinea, bringing treatment duration down to six months and increasing success rates. This is a huge step forward for the health of people in PNG.
Read more: www.burnet.edu.au/knowledge-an...
Read more: www.burnet.edu.au/knowledge-an...
New treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis commences in PNG | Burnet Institute
BPaL/M treatment is an oral regimen that slashes treatment duration by two thirds.
www.burnet.edu.au
April 16, 2025 at 6:53 AM
A new oral treatment regimen for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis has commenced in Papua New Guinea, bringing treatment duration down to six months and increasing success rates. This is a huge step forward for the health of people in PNG.
Read more: www.burnet.edu.au/knowledge-an...
Read more: www.burnet.edu.au/knowledge-an...
Good morning lung fans! Incoming: a new #ThoracicThursday quiz question! Warm up your little grey cells & get ready… #medsky #RespEd #RespisBest #pulmsky #lungsky
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April 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Good morning lung fans! Incoming: a new #ThoracicThursday quiz question! Warm up your little grey cells & get ready… #medsky #RespEd #RespisBest #pulmsky #lungsky
A CHEST Review presents an algorithmic approach for differentiating between various causes of #PulmonaryNodules & masses in individuals without HIV who are #immunocompromised, providing a valuable tool for clinical practice. Read the full research: www.doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
#JournalCHEST #MedSky
#JournalCHEST #MedSky
April 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
What do you think @shaheenshahid.bsky.social ?
Good morning! How’s your path & imaging knowledge? Test it in this week’s #ThoracicThursday quiz question! Tell us what you think. Answers at the weekend! #RespEd #RespIsBest #lungsky #medsky #pulmsky
April 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
What do you think @shaheenshahid.bsky.social ?
What do you think @shaheenshahid.bsky.social ?
Good morning! How’s your path & imaging knowledge? Test it in this week’s #ThoracicThursday quiz question! Tell us what you think. Answers at the weekend! #RespEd #RespIsBest #lungsky #medsky #pulmsky
April 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
What do you think @shaheenshahid.bsky.social ?
What do you reckon @ksiva84.bsky.social ?
Good morning! How’s your path & imaging knowledge? Test it in this week’s #ThoracicThursday quiz question! Tell us what you think. Answers at the weekend! #RespEd #RespIsBest #lungsky #medsky #pulmsky
April 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What do you reckon @ksiva84.bsky.social ?
Some great chats on this one in our team re the imaging, clinical presentation & path! Have you shared this on your ward round? What are your thoughts? #RespEd #RespIsBest #medsky #lungsky #pulmsky
Good morning! How’s your path & imaging knowledge? Test it in this week’s #ThoracicThursday quiz question! Tell us what you think. Answers at the weekend! #RespEd #RespIsBest #lungsky #medsky #pulmsky
April 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Some great chats on this one in our team re the imaging, clinical presentation & path! Have you shared this on your ward round? What are your thoughts? #RespEd #RespIsBest #medsky #lungsky #pulmsky
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New #BMJInvestigation finds bans on junk food advertising in outdoor spaces have been derailed by industry lobbying.
Some of the councils lobbied have among the worst rates of childhood obesity. Use our interactive infographic in the article to uncover more
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Some of the councils lobbied have among the worst rates of childhood obesity. Use our interactive infographic in the article to uncover more
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
April 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
New #BMJInvestigation finds bans on junk food advertising in outdoor spaces have been derailed by industry lobbying.
Some of the councils lobbied have among the worst rates of childhood obesity. Use our interactive infographic in the article to uncover more
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Some of the councils lobbied have among the worst rates of childhood obesity. Use our interactive infographic in the article to uncover more
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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Last month we hosted two webinars on the recent BTS/NICE/SIGN Joint Guideline for the Diagnosis, Monitoring and Management of Chronic Asthma.
You can watch the recordings of these sessions on our website to get insights from respiratory professionals 👉 brit-thoracic.uk/AsthmaRecording25
#Asthma
You can watch the recordings of these sessions on our website to get insights from respiratory professionals 👉 brit-thoracic.uk/AsthmaRecording25
#Asthma
April 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Last month we hosted two webinars on the recent BTS/NICE/SIGN Joint Guideline for the Diagnosis, Monitoring and Management of Chronic Asthma.
You can watch the recordings of these sessions on our website to get insights from respiratory professionals 👉 brit-thoracic.uk/AsthmaRecording25
#Asthma
You can watch the recordings of these sessions on our website to get insights from respiratory professionals 👉 brit-thoracic.uk/AsthmaRecording25
#Asthma
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Good morning! How’s your path & imaging knowledge? Test it in this week’s #ThoracicThursday quiz question! Tell us what you think. Answers at the weekend! #RespEd #RespIsBest #lungsky #medsky #pulmsky
April 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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We have a number of membership opportunities available. These roles provide a rewarding experience which allows you to shape and guide our work.
Deadline: 28 April
Visit our vacancies page to find out more 👉 brit-thoracic.uk/Vacancies0425
Deadline: 28 April
Visit our vacancies page to find out more 👉 brit-thoracic.uk/Vacancies0425
April 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We have a number of membership opportunities available. These roles provide a rewarding experience which allows you to shape and guide our work.
Deadline: 28 April
Visit our vacancies page to find out more 👉 brit-thoracic.uk/Vacancies0425
Deadline: 28 April
Visit our vacancies page to find out more 👉 brit-thoracic.uk/Vacancies0425
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❗️FLAURA2 approved by NICE❗️
Already on BlueTeq!
Now an option for 1L EGFR+ pts
Worth familiarising yourself with the higher risk subgroups that seemed to better with this regimen
Already on BlueTeq!
Now an option for 1L EGFR+ pts
Worth familiarising yourself with the higher risk subgroups that seemed to better with this regimen
NICE has recommended Osimertinib with pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy (based on the FLAURA2 trial) as an option for untreated advanced NSCLC in adults whose tumours have EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 (L858R) substitution mutations.
April 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
❗️FLAURA2 approved by NICE❗️
Already on BlueTeq!
Now an option for 1L EGFR+ pts
Worth familiarising yourself with the higher risk subgroups that seemed to better with this regimen
Already on BlueTeq!
Now an option for 1L EGFR+ pts
Worth familiarising yourself with the higher risk subgroups that seemed to better with this regimen
Good morning! How’s your path & imaging knowledge? Test it in this week’s #ThoracicThursday quiz question! Tell us what you think. Answers at the weekend! #RespEd #RespIsBest #lungsky #medsky #pulmsky
April 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Good morning! How’s your path & imaging knowledge? Test it in this week’s #ThoracicThursday quiz question! Tell us what you think. Answers at the weekend! #RespEd #RespIsBest #lungsky #medsky #pulmsky
It’s Wednesday. Midweek, nothing Wednesday. But tomorrow is #ThoracicThursday! We’ll have an imaging based question for you. Are you ready?
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April 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It’s Wednesday. Midweek, nothing Wednesday. But tomorrow is #ThoracicThursday! We’ll have an imaging based question for you. Are you ready?
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April 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It’s Wednesday. Midweek, nothing Wednesday. But tomorrow is #ThoracicThursday! We’ll have an imaging based question for you. Are you ready?
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With funding for medicine and science weathering under Trump’s storm of cuts, what can Americans who care about public health do?
@ashishkjha.bsky.social discusses with @kamranabbasi.bsky.social cuts, censhorship, and the resurgence of anti-vaccine beliefs with RFK
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziM2...
@ashishkjha.bsky.social discusses with @kamranabbasi.bsky.social cuts, censhorship, and the resurgence of anti-vaccine beliefs with RFK
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziM2...
Science in Trump’s America with Biden COVID Response Coordinator, Ashish Jha | The BMJ Podcast
YouTube video by The BMJ
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April 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
With funding for medicine and science weathering under Trump’s storm of cuts, what can Americans who care about public health do?
@ashishkjha.bsky.social discusses with @kamranabbasi.bsky.social cuts, censhorship, and the resurgence of anti-vaccine beliefs with RFK
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziM2...
@ashishkjha.bsky.social discusses with @kamranabbasi.bsky.social cuts, censhorship, and the resurgence of anti-vaccine beliefs with RFK
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziM2...
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New research from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health highlights the serious impact of air pollution 🌫️ on respiratory infections 🫁
It’s a powerful reminder of the need for stricter air quality standards, urgent action to reduce pollution, and a stronger commitment to protecting public health.
It’s a powerful reminder of the need for stricter air quality standards, urgent action to reduce pollution, and a stronger commitment to protecting public health.
#Covid highlighted gaps in our understanding of the role that air pollution plays in infections.
A new study of >3 m people found #airpollution increases your chances of hospitalisation with lower respiratory infections.
Piece by me. Study by @isglobal.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A new study of >3 m people found #airpollution increases your chances of hospitalisation with lower respiratory infections.
Piece by me. Study by @isglobal.org
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Are rising lower respiratory infection hospital admissions linked to dirty air?
As LRIs put pressure on health services, a Spanish-led study examines what role exposure to air pollution may play
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April 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
New research from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health highlights the serious impact of air pollution 🌫️ on respiratory infections 🫁
It’s a powerful reminder of the need for stricter air quality standards, urgent action to reduce pollution, and a stronger commitment to protecting public health.
It’s a powerful reminder of the need for stricter air quality standards, urgent action to reduce pollution, and a stronger commitment to protecting public health.
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“We cannot see the toxic air we are breathing in everyday, but hopefully this statue will remind us to stop and think, and for decision makers and politicians to do what is right and clean up the air we breathe.” ❤️ @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social
Ella Kissi-Debrah: Statue unveiled of London girl who inspired Sadiq Khan's Ulez
Statue funded by public donations stands same height as nine-year-old Ella
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April 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“We cannot see the toxic air we are breathing in everyday, but hopefully this statue will remind us to stop and think, and for decision makers and politicians to do what is right and clean up the air we breathe.” ❤️ @ellarobertafdn.bsky.social
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This JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods provides an overview of platform trials, describes the characteristics that make them more efficient for evidence generation, and discusses their limitations. https://ja.ma/3XxvqBC
Platform Clinical Trials for the Efficient Evaluation of Multiple Treatments
This Guide to Statistics and Methods provides an overview of platform trials, describes the characteristics that make them more efficient for evidence generation, and discusses their limitations.
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April 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods provides an overview of platform trials, describes the characteristics that make them more efficient for evidence generation, and discusses their limitations. https://ja.ma/3XxvqBC
Sorry no #ThoracicThursday quiz question. It was changeover week! Too much to do! Back next week!
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April 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Sorry no #ThoracicThursday quiz question. It was changeover week! Too much to do! Back next week!
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Listen to a discussion of "Preventive Health Care Among Adults Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening." Hosted on @AMAEdHub. https://ja.ma/3DSRkZs
April 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Listen to a discussion of "Preventive Health Care Among Adults Eligible for Lung Cancer Screening." Hosted on @AMAEdHub. https://ja.ma/3DSRkZs
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#Breathlessness is unpleasant. Is quality of life affected by it? Is this relationship homogeneous across the world?
For answers, check out: "Quality of life associated with breathlessness in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: A cross-sectional analysis"
#TeamAmaral
For answers, check out: "Quality of life associated with breathlessness in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: A cross-sectional analysis"
#TeamAmaral
Quality of life associated with breathlessness in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: A cross-sectional analysis
Evidence of an association between breathlessness and quality of life from population-based studies is limited. We aimed to investigate the association of both physical and mental quality of life w...
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April 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#Breathlessness is unpleasant. Is quality of life affected by it? Is this relationship homogeneous across the world?
For answers, check out: "Quality of life associated with breathlessness in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: A cross-sectional analysis"
#TeamAmaral
For answers, check out: "Quality of life associated with breathlessness in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: A cross-sectional analysis"
#TeamAmaral