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Scottish Firefighters Occupational Cancer and Disease Mortality Rates: 2000-2020
ConclusionsUK firefighters suffer significant excess mortality from cancer and other diseases when compared with the general population. Preventative health monitoring and presumptive legislation are urgently required to protect UK firefighters ’ health.
Source: Occupational Medicine - January 10, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

What Tools and Resources do Pulmonary Rehabilitation Teams use to Deliver Education?
Conclusions: Research needs to identify what patients want to know, and materials should be developed to ensure patients receive the information they need to manage their condition.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 28, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Roberts, N. J., Kidd, L., Kirkwood, K., Cross, J., Partridge, M. Tags: Rehabilitation and chronic care Source Type: research

Late Breaking Abstract - The effect of exercise rehabilitation on cardiac function, measured by cardiac MRI, in patients with pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension
Conclusion: Exercise rehabilitation in pre-capillary PH led to significant improvements in cardiac output, stroke volume and right ventricular ejection fraction (EF). Small numbers limited results. Further work is required to assess long term benefits.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: McGettrick, M., Jayasekera, G., Brewis, M., Church, C., Johnson, M., Mackenzie, A. Tags: Right ventricle Source Type: research

Laboratory-confirmed respiratory infections as triggers for acute myocardial infarction and stroke: a self-controlled case series analysis of national linked datasets from Scotland
While acute respiratory tract infections can trigger cardiovascular events, the differential effect of specific organisms is unknown. This is important to guide vaccine policy. Using national infection surveillance data linked to the Scottish Morbidity Record, we identified adults with a first myocardial infarction or stroke from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2014 and a record of laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection during this period. Using self-controlled case series analysis, we generated age- and season-adjusted incidence ratios (IRs) for myocardial infarction (n=1227) or stroke (n=762) after infections compare...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - March 29, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Warren-Gash, C., Blackburn, R., Whitaker, H., McMenamin, J., Hayward, A. C. Tags: Respiratory infections and tuberculosis Original Articles: Infection Source Type: research