20% drop in asthma exacerbations seen at GP clinics during lockdown
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Lockdown linked to drop in asthma exacerbations, GP data suggests

A study suggests there was a 20% drop in asthma exacerbations seen at GP clinics during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. A study in the journal Thorax suggests...
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Publication finds online COVID-19 information for people with asthma followed WHO guidelines, but more asthma action plan advice is needed

A publication in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice has found that online information on COVID-19 for people with asthma largely followed the WHO emergency risk communication...
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Centre member becomes Chartered Engineer

Congratulations go to Chi Yan Hui (Io) upon her registration as a Chartered Engineer! In December 2020, Centre Research Fellow and former PhD student, Chi Yan Hui (Io) was registered...
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Study suggests hormonal replacement therapy is linked to reduced risk of developing asthma in menopausal women

A study published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology has found that use of estrogen-only and combined estrogen/progestogen hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was associated with reductions in...
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Taking the Pill may cut risk of severe asthma bouts in women of reproductive age, study finds

A study published today in the BMJ Thorax finds that taking the Pill could reduce the risk of severe bouts of asthma in women of reproductive age. However, the observed...
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Respiratory Health Report: Improving Asthma Outcomes In The UK

Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research contributes key evidence for APPG report on asthma in the UK
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Study outlines feasibility of screen-sharing for asthma action plan consultations

A study published in npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine last week assessed the feasibility and utility of using screen-sharing technology to complete asthma action plans remotely. Asthma action plans are...
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Impact of COVID-19 on accident and emergency attendances and emergency and planned hospital admissions in Scotland: an interrupted time-series analysis.

Mulholland RH, Wood R, Stagg HR, Fischbacher C, Villacampa J, Simpson CR, Vasileiou E, McCowan C, Stock SJ, Docherty AB, Ritchie LD, Agrawal U, Robertson C, Murray JL, MacKenzie F, Sheikh A.

J R Soc Med. 2020 Oct 4:141076820962447. doi: 10.1177/0141076820962447. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33012218.

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Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in People With Asthma: A National Test- Negative Design Case-Control Study.

Vasileiou E, Sheikh A, Butler CC, Robertson C, Kavanagh K, Englishby T, Lone NI, von Wissmann B, McMenamin J, Ritchie LD, Schwarze J, Gunson R, Simpson CR.

Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Oct 23;71(7):e94-e104. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz1086. PMID: 31688921.

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Welcome Julia!

We’re pleased to welcome a new member of staff to the central team at the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research. Postgraduate Training Co-ordinator Julia Davies joins the Centre as...
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