Wanted – young people in Wales to take a stand against air pollution
launch of school air champions in wales
Millions of school children could be at risk of breathing in toxic air, charity warns
The Clean Air Champions programme returns this school year, inspiring even more students to explore air quality and take meaningful action to protect it.
New community support group in Bury offers lifeline for people with lung conditions
A new Asthma + Lung UK support group for people living with lung conditions has opened its doors in Bury.
'Don't forget your inhalers' students told as freshers fun racks up the risk of a life threatening asthma attack
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
'Don't forget your inhalers' students told as freshers fun racks up the risk of life threatening asthma attacks
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
Asthma + Lung UK calls for urgent action as 500,000 more cars linked to Dieselgate emissions scandal
A decade on from the original Dieselgate scandal, millions of diesel vehicles remain on Britain’s roads pumping out toxic fumes.
Charity warns of September spike in asthma attacks with boys at more risk
Back to school asthma attacks rise fivefold with boys at more risk
Spike in asthma attacks as children in Wales head back to school warns health charity
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.
Asthma + Lung UK appoints Andrew McCracken as new Director of External Affairs
Andrew McCracken brings extensive experience in health sector communications and policymaking to the UK’s leading lung charity
Increase in back to school asthma attacks in Scotland
The number of Scottish children being hospitalised for asthma attacks more than doubles in September after starting the new school term
Asthma + Lung UK responds to Diagnosis Connect announcement
Charity welcomes Diagnosis Connect service, which means people diagnosed with long-term health conditions will receive extra support from expert charities
Warning ahead of Eleventh Night bonfires to prepare people with lung conditions
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