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How green is your inhaler?

… How green is your inhaler? Are inhalers bad for the environment? The answer is not so … February 2022 I get asked a lot about whether inhalers are bad for the environment. The answer is not so … ways to improve your carbon footprint . … Are inhalers bad for the environment? The answer is not so …

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The history of lung health with Asthma + Lung UK

… provide a valuable service to support and educate health care professionals, including GPs and practice nurses. 1st … people with lung conditions, calling for change and better care and treatments. A lot has changed over the years! And … work to help people with lung conditions get the support, care and understanding they deserve. As well as campaigning …

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Respiratory Insights - involving patients to improve research

… research Danielle Roe, our Patient and Public Involvement Manager, shares how involving patients in your research can … .   … Danielle Roe, our Patient and Public Involvement Manager, shares how involving patients in your research can …

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Fighting for breath: Katy’s story

… you need, especially when early diagnosis and action can halt the decline. Fighting for answers There’s been a lot … I’ve had to fight for answers every step of the way. That can be exhausting. I initially saw a nurse in 2019 because I … my fears. COPD is a progressive disease with no cure. You can feel the future is out of your control. You have to …

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Fighting for breath: Jo’s story

… Jo, Asthma + Lung UK supporter Published 16th March 2022 The first time I had an asthma attack was petrifying. I was at my … and I was hurried to hospital. I felt very panicked. The doctors asked if I had been to intensive care before and …

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Fighting for breath: Diven’s story

… Published 15th March 2022 It’s ironic that I was probably the fittest I’d ever been when I first noticed the symptoms of my lung condition. I was climbing the stairs …

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A huge win for clean air in London: ULEZ goes further

… more easily and have a better quality of life”. What next in London? Despite the radical policies being … safe doing short trips without getting in the car. What next across the UK? Other Mayors should take note. Air …

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Making lung health a priority for Parliaments across the UK

… Jo McGowan Published 4th March 2022 Lung health must be a priority Lung health is everybody’s problem, yet … cause of death in the UK. Too many people breathe toxic air and hospital admissions for lung conditions are rising. … policy changes to drive down smoking rates, reduce air pollution, increase vaccine uptake, and tackle the …

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Long COVID: what we’ve learnt

… emerge from the pandemic, there seems to be a collective sense of learning to ‘live’ with COVID-19. With over a … are we doing to help? It’s been nearly two years since we at Asthma + Lung UK faced the challenge of how to support … Long COVID Needs is a work in progress and the site will change as the months go on, depending on the feedback we …

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Our tests for the government’s ‘Plan for living with COVID-19’

… people with a lung condition, are well supported to live with COVID-19 now and into the future. Our 5 tests for …