New and returning Scottish students with asthma should protect themselves by registering with a university GP, getting their inhalers and other medication checked, and sharing their asthma diagnosis with friends and flat mates

Asthma + Lung UK has joined forces with a bereaved family to warn students not to neglect their asthma care in the whirlwind of campus life, as emergency admissions in young people rocket with the change of seasons

A decade on from the original Dieselgate scandal, millions of diesel vehicles remain on Britain’s roads pumping out toxic fumes.

Back to school asthma attacks rise fivefold with boys at more risk

Parents and teachers urged to be vigilant as the number of children hospitalised with asthma rises nearly five fold in Wales with the return to the classrooms.

Andrew McCracken brings extensive experience in health sector communications and policymaking to the UK’s leading lung charity

The number of Scottish children being hospitalised for asthma attacks more than doubles in September after starting the new school term

Charity welcomes Diagnosis Connect service, which means people diagnosed with long-term health conditions will receive extra support from expert charities

People with asthma, COPD and other lung conditions are being urged to take extra care at the Eleventh Night bonfire celebrations to avoid potentially life-threatening asthma attacks and flare-ups

Charity calls on government to tackle the UK's appalling record on lung health as long-awaited 10-year health plan is published

Charity is calling for tougher clean air targets to protect the nation's health

To help protect public health, Asthma + Lung UK Scotland is calling for better enforcement of vehicle idling