In our in-house GP Dr Andy’s latest blog, he shares tips on keeping up doing the things that keep you well, even when you’re not in your normal routine.

In our in-house GP Dr Andy’s latest blog, he shares tips on keeping up doing the things that keep you well, even when you’re not in your normal routine.

Senior Policy Officer Jon Foster writes about the government’s Smokefree 2030 ambition and what is needed to make this a reality. He also speaks to Liz, who is working towards a smoke-free life.

At the Royal Brompton and Harefield Trust, consultant chest physician Dr William Man and his team have taken a difficult lung test and made it as simple as breathing in and out. He’s discovered a ground-breaking new way of using sound waves to measure how well the lungs are working in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).

Professor Clare Murray and her team at the University of Manchester have made a potentially life-changing discovery for people with asthma, in the ‘silent zone’ of the lungs. It could be the key to finding new ways to diagnose and treat asthma – and save lives.

On 14th June, we’ll be launching our new campaign in Glasgow calling for cleaner air. Glasgow has the worst air quality in Scotland – so we want to support residents to campaign for more action to tackle air pollution and protect people’s lungs across the city.

For years the respiratory life sciences have been underfunded, despite lung conditions affecting one in five people in the UK and being the third biggest cause of death. Our CEO, Sarah Woolnough explains what we believe needs to change and our ideas for improving research and innovation in lung health.

Paul Wilson, 47, from Beith near Glasgow spent decades having severe asthma attacks. Now he’s running marathons thanks to the advice and support he received from his asthma nurses. Here he tells his story.

We want to share with you some of our April highlights. From a fantastic day cheering at London Landmarks Half Marathon, to incredible clean air campaigning, read this blog to find out some of our spotlight moments from this month.

Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is a clean air campaigner. Her daughter, Ella, died at the age of nine, of a fatal asthma attack. After a ground-breaking legal case, Ella is the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death on her death certificate. Here Rosamund tells us why we need to take action now and use our voices to make the government act.

Current treatment options for mesothelioma, a type of cancer, are very limited and there is no cure. But Asthma + Lung UK has funded research by Professor Dean Fennell, who is working on new treatments. In this blog he explains what mesothelioma is and the hope his research could bring to more than a thousand people diagnosed with the condition each year.

Lung conditions have been treated in many ways over the centuries. Some old-fashioned treatments have laid the foundations for the modern treatments we use today (such as the nebuliser pictured), while others have done more harm than good. This blog is going to delve into the past and explore some of these old-fashioned treatments. Please do bear in mind that some of the treatments explored in this article are not recommended for use today.

Mark, 28, lives with COPD. In 2021, he ran the Royal Parks Half Marathon for the first time. In this blog, he shares how he found exercise that works for him, why he decided to fundraise, and how you can too.

Dr Andy Whittamore Clinical Lead at Asthma + Lung UK and a practising GP gives an update on how the rising cost of living is affecting people with lung conditions.

Andy explains what we’re calling for the government to do to help people with lung conditions and also outlines some of the support available and advice to stay well.

If not prescribed, using a nebuliser or oxygen therapy at home can be incredibly dangerous. This is because specialists monitor these types of treatments closely and adjust them to your individual needs.

In this blog, Suzanne, a Respiratory Nurse for our helpline, explains how you can access these treatments safely.

As we head into spring, the NHS is trying to not only get back to normal, but to catch up on waiting lists and more routine care. Over the last couple of years, we have seen a backlog develop because of staff absences and staff being transferred to other roles (to care for patients with COVID-19 and help roll out the vaccination programme, for example). In this blog, Dr Andy answers your questions about the impact of COVID-19 on lung health care.

It’s been almost a month since we launched as A+LUK, and we want to share with you some of the highlights! From great feedback about our support groups giving you the help you need, to another clean air campaigning win, read more about the great news from the past month.

This month our incredible A+LUK helpline celebrates 17 years since it began on the British Lung Foundation. Our Health Care Adviser Manager Carol has been here since the very beginning, and in this blog she shares her experience of working on the helpline.

Danielle Roe, our Patient and Public Involvement Manager, shares how involving patients in your research can not only improve the quality of your work, but ensure it has the biggest possible impact on the lives of people with lung conditions.

We all know sleep is important, but lots of us don’t realise that our lung health and quality of sleep are linked. Since it’s World Sleep Day, it’s the perfect time to think about switching up your sleep routine, if you feel you need to. In this blog, Pam, Respiratory Nurse Specialist Co-Lead at Asthma + Lung UK, shares some tips about getting your sleep schedule under control.