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Welcome to the Asthma + Lung UK helpline blog where we’ll cover hot topics on the helpline. We will share ways to help manage your lung health with important respiratory awareness key dates for your diary. And you’ll meet our amazing team.

Little is known about how COPD develops because most people are diagnosed when the condition is well-established, and their lungs are already irreversibly damaged. In research funded by Asthma + Lung UK, Dr James Allinson is looking into whether earlier diagnosis could halt, or even reverse, the disease. Ian Jarrold, our Deputy Head of Research + Innovation, explains more.

Until recently, there were no treatments designed specifically for bronchiectasis. Now, landmark research by Professor James Chalmers has discovered the world’s first potential therapy for the disease. Ian Jarrold, our Deputy Head of Research + Innovation, tells us about this amazing discovery.