Dr Harsha Kariyawasam PhD FRCP

@indranilc @RCPLondon Very true!

In one of my conversations trying to dissuade juniors from walking away from careers in #medicalspecialties, I was struck by an observation that as #hospitalconsultants we appear to have little autonomy in how our work-life balance shapes up. Some food for thought @RCPLondon ?

The BRS guidelines are the first step towards biologic treatment for nasal polyps in the UK. Nearly there! Well done BRS team. #TREATSINUSDISEASEBETTER

The British Rhinology Society have just published consensus guidelines on nasal polyps-well done BRS! British Rhinological Society Consensus Guidance on the use of biological therapies for Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps. Hopkins C et al. Clin Otolaryngol. 2021 Apr 5.

#mentalhealth #treatsinusdisease

We show in this real-life study, that despite appropriate medical therapy there remains a high prevalence of anxiety and depression in chronic rhinosinusitis with asthma. After further maximal therapy, with omalizumb, whilst pan-airway disease and anxiety improve NOT depression

''Chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps: omalizumab improves residual anxiety but not depression'' doi.org/10.1002/clt2.1…

B cells in the nose and sinuses. Amazing cells! #STOPHAYFEVER #TREATSINUSDISEASE pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33729073/ B cells and upper airway disease: allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps evaluated. Kariyawasam HH, James LK. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2021 Apr 1:1-15

#STOPHAYFEVER To help people with hay fever to understand treatment approaches available to combat this troublesome condition, I have created a new website. I will successively add information to this, so please keep your eye out.......STOPHAYFEVER# stophayfever.co.uk

Hay fever season is really active now and I can see so many people sneezing away and rubbing their eyes. Tree allergy, particularly with birch tree season, is active. Sadly for most, things will get worse when grass season arrives in May. STOPHAYFEVER#

Very happy to have this published. 🔬 #lovescience 💙 Repetitive nasal allergen challenge in allergic rhinitis: Priming and Th2‐type inflammation but no evidence of remodelling onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ce…

Human #B_Cell_Maturation | Single-cell analysis predicts how antibody #ClassSwitching shapes #SelectionDynamics | Louisa James @blizard_inst @SciImmunology buff.ly/37eCjh4

Here are some of the amazing women and girls around the world who have made tremendous contributions during the ongoing crisis. #WomenInScience unwo.men/AOcy50DxKuh

@NaraOrban @louisakjames @hamish_king @blizard_inst @QMULBartsTheLon Clever stuff! Congratulations. B cells are such important airway cells and have for too long been neglected. B cells drive both rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis, and about time someone put them back on the map! #STOPHAYFEVER #TREATSINUSDISEASE

Grateful to my fantastic co-authors @louisakjames @hamish_king et al. It is a joy working with the fabulous team @blizard_inst and @QMULBartsTheLon 🤝 Single-cell analysis of human B cell maturation... immunology.sciencemag.org/content/6/56/e…

Single-cell analysis of human B cell maturation predicts how antibody class switching shapes selection dynamics. Hamish W King , Nara Orban John C Riches, Andrew J Clear, Gary Warnes, Sarah A Teichmann, Louisa K James Clever stuff! Well done. #TREATSINUSDISEASE

Congratulations to Hamish King, Nara Orban and the team of Louisa James at Barts. Using cutting edge single cell RNA technology they reconstructed the entire germinal centre response, which show us exactly how different B cells evolve. B cells drive sinusitis!#TREATSINUSDISEASE

Well done Mr Tom Jacques. So glad to see other colleagues taking note of how important hayfever is! The first step always is to get the correct diagnosis as knowing what you are allergic too allows more precise intervention or treatment. #STOPHAYFEVER

#STOPHAYFEVER For a simple and practical explanation on nasal mucus....