Background: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is characterised by exertional dyspnoea, exercise limitation and reduced quality of life. The role of exercise training in this diverse patient group is ...

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease characterised by exuberant tissue remodelling and associated with high unmet medical needs. Outcomes are even worse when IPF ...

1 School of Public Health, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia 2 School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia Background The risk of malignant ...

Air Travel Working Party: Dr R K Coker (chair), Dr D A R Boldy, Dr R Buchdahl, Mr D Cramer, Professor D Denison, Wing Commander D P Gradwell, Professor J M B Hughes, Dr J A Innes, Dr A O C Johnson, Dr ...

Rationale: Dyspnoea is a debilitating and distressing symptom that is reflected in different verbal descriptors. Evidence suggests that dyspnoea, like pain perception, consists of sensory quality and ...

Background: Non-invasive ventilation is first-line treatment for patients with acutely decompensated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but endotracheal intubation, involving admission to ...

Introduction and objectives The pathophysiology of chronic cough remains poorly understood and treatment options are limited. Morphine sulphate can improve quality of life in refractory chronic cough, ...

Correspondence to Distinguished Professor Charlie C Xue, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; charlie.xue{at}rmit.edu.au; Professor Lin Lin, The ...

Section of Airways Disease, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College & Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust Hospital, London, UK Professor K F Chung, National Heart & Lung Institute, ...