Respiratory function has become a global health priority. Not only is chronic respiratory
disease a leading cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality, but the COVID-19 pandemic …

It is a challenge to keep abreast of all the clinical and scientific advances in the field of
respiratory medicine. This article contains an overview of the laboratory-based science …

In the healthy, untrained young adult, a case is made for a respiratory system (airways,
pulmonary vasculature, lung parenchyma, respiratory muscles, and neural ventilatory …

Over the past few decades, technology and improvements in artificial intelligence have
dramatically changed major sectors of our day-to-day lives, including the field of healthcare …

Research in respiratory, sleep, and critical care medicine has historically been the domain of
scientists and clinicians attempting to understand pathophysiological mechanisms and …

To borrow a phrase from Charles Dickens, for pulmonary rehabilitation this is the best of
times and the worst of times. A strong scientific basis has been gathered which makes …

COVID-19 has revealed inequalities in health, wellbeing, and economic status across
communities and has exposed vulnerabilities in societal groups. While the pressure of the …

The number of scientific journals and the number of publications regarding biomedical
research is rapidly increasing at an almost exponential rate. Therefore, there is a huge need …

Real-world research can use observational or clinical trial designs, in both cases putting
emphasis on high external validity, to complement the classical efficacy randomized …

Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in
evaluating and using any information, methods, compounds, or experiments described …