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Alastair Watson

@AlastairSWatson

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Joined July 2012
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ARTICLE The Ottawa Charter 40 years on: still an important standard for health promotion. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Wes Streeting
@wesstreetingApr 30
Our Tobacco and Vapes Act is now law meaning a smoke-free generation is within reach. This landmark legislation will save thousands of lives, and make Britain healthier. Huge thanks to Professor Javed Khan for his independent review, which helped make this moment possible.
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rationalmedicine@rationalmedApr 23
Treating patients as a whole human being, taking into account the interaction between multiple body systems, is the key to good medical practice. Obstructive sleep apnoea and hypertension: Current understanding, diag... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Predicting in-hospital mortality in a real-world population of ward-based non-invasive ventilation in acute COPD exacerbations journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.… #COPD #AECOPD #NIV #RespiratoryMedicine #Pulmonology #CriticalCare #MedTwitter #RespiratoryResearch @rationalmed @uhbtrust
Predicting in-hospital mortality in a real-world population of ward-based non-invasive ventilation...

Predicting in-hospital mortality in a real-world population of ward-based non-invasive ventilation...

Background: Accurate tools for patient stratification by likely outcome are needed to support complex decision-making and improve acute non-invasive ventilation...

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ERS publications@ERSpublicationsApr 20
Spirometry detects airflow obstruction decades after COPD processes begin. Harnessing of evolving mechanistic insights and novel tools is required to develop a multidimensional diagnostic approach to support early intervention and endotype-driven care. bit.ly/3PRyjMA
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Definitions of early COPD and predictors for disease progression: a systematic review tinyurl.com/4kbfppub @ERSpublications #COPD #EarlyCOPD #SystematicReview
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jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(2… Respiratory surfactant protein D crystal structure lipopolysaccharide binding protein innate immunity host-pathogen interaction structural biology
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Now online inpress in AJRCMB: "Hyperoxia and Surfactant Dysfunction in Critical Illness: Insights and Future Therapeutic Prospects"
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Hyperoxia and Surfactant Dysfunction in Critical Illness: Insights and Future Therapeutic Prospects atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1…
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Hyperoxia and Surfactant Dysfunction in Critical Illness: Insights and Future Therapeutic Prospects atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1…
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Definitions of early COPD and markers and tools for predicting progression: a systematic review protocol bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6…

Definitions of early COPD and markers and tools for predicting progression: a systematic review...

Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Early diagnosis and intervention are crucial for preventing disease progression. The...

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Fatima Begum@fatimabegumlut27 Nov 2023
Here to kick start the wonderful project on COPD! #COPDandMe – at Bretton, England
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Over 100 people @TheCresset for the launch of our new @NIHRresearch COPD study. Event organised by our Bangladeshi & Caribbean PPI Group leads, Mir bhai Gofur & Tracy Cripps. Inspiring talks from community members about why they want to be involved in this work #COPDandME
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The ERS Monograph on Digital Respiratory Healthcare is now available to pre-order. Pre-order your print copy before 27 November and receive a €10 discount. ersbookshop.com/products/dig…
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Antibody-drug conjugates payloads: then, now and next drugtargetreview.com/article…
Antibody-drug conjugates payloads: then, now and next

Antibody-drug conjugates payloads: then, now and next

Dr Nicolas Camper at CDMO Abzena and colleagues offer insight into the landscape of antibody-drug conjugates and how the therapy is evolving.

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Antibody-drug conjugates payloads: then, now and next drugtargetreview.com/article… @AbzenaGroup
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Certain natural killer T cells are more effective at fighting cancer than others. Our BRC researcher Dr Salah Mansour is jointly leading new research to find out why. 🏥🧑‍⚕️ They hope it will pave the way for new cancer immunotherapy treatments.👇 southamptonbrc.nihr.ac.uk/po…
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ALT Graphic of white blood cells. Image credit: University of Southampton Centre for Cancer Immunology

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ERJOR: Multiomics demonstrates global surfactant dysregulation in COPD, associating with emphysema and airway obstruction severity. These findings frame the need for future studies to explore the potential for novel surfactant-targeting therapeutics. bit.ly/3TVUDB8
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COPD creates its greatest health burden in individuals affected by societal, economic and healthcare inequalities. @DrAnnaFreeman @AlexKongCW @AlastairSWatson @bmwelham @ProfWilko bit.ly/3HrUxOQ
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There are substantial ethnic variations in health outcomes for a range of respiratory conditions, which are likely to be largely ameliorable by reducing socioeconomic inequalities and providing for equitable healthcare @HollyTibble @ljdaines @DrAzizSheikh bit.ly/3HrUxOQ
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Buy the latest ERS Monograph, "Inequalities in Respiratory Health", edited by @wheezylikesund1, Alice Lee, @vkatikireddi and Jennifer K. Quint, at the new ERS Bookshop ersbookshop.com/products/ine…
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