Alastair Watson

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.

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/articl…

Predicting in-hospital mortality in a real-world population of ward-based non-invasive ventilation in acute COPD exacerbations journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17… #COPD #AECOPD #NIV #RespiratoryMedicine #Pulmonology #CriticalCare #MedTwitter #RespiratoryResearch @rationalmed @uhbtrust

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

@parthaskar @HolmesTruscott @RenzaS @janespeight @drtejallathia @ChitraEndocrine @DiabMedJournal @ShivaniM_KC @DigiBeteUK @drpratikc @WilmotEmma @hilarynathan01 @drmohanv @purvi_chawla @DrAmbrishMithal @banshisaboo @scelee1 Brilliant someone has written a review on this under recognised issue. We wrote a brief letter on the importance of language in daily clinical practice pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC97…

Fabulous to be part of this important publication via @HolmesTruscott @RenzaS @janespeight @drtejallathia @ChitraEndocrine et al Now out in @DiabMedJournal "From language matters to stigma-free communication in diabetes: Evolution, challenges, and next steps" Please read, use, cascade, RT #gbdoc @BT1DUK @DiabetesUK @ABCDiab Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dm…

Definitions of early COPD and predictors for disease progression: a systematic review tinyurl.com/4kbfppub @ERSpublications #COPD #EarlyCOPD #SystematicReview

jbc.org/article/S0021-… Respiratory surfactant protein D crystal structure lipopolysaccharide binding protein innate immunity host-pathogen interaction structural biology

Now online inpress in AJRCMB: "Hyperoxia and Surfactant Dysfunction in Critical Illness: Insights and Future Therapeutic Prospects"

Hyperoxia and Surfactant Dysfunction in Critical Illness: Insights and Future Therapeutic Prospects atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.116…

Definitions of early COPD and markers and tools for predicting progression: a systematic review protocol bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6/e…

Here to kick start the wonderful project on COPD! #COPDandMe

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

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/digit…

Antibody-drug conjugates payloads: then, now and next drugtargetreview.com/article/111783…

Antibody-drug conjugates payloads: then, now and next drugtargetreview.com/article/111783… @AbzenaGroup

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/post/new-resea…

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

COPD creates its greatest health burden in individuals affected by societal, economic and healthcare inequalities. @DrAnnaFreeman @AlexKongCW @AlastairSWatson @bmwelham @ProfWilko bit.ly/3HrUxOQ

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

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/inequ…