“in the mid 2010s, something dramatic happened – the average height of five-year- olds went down” Reverses trend across the last century. And if low child growth➡️ low adult height ➡️ low lung function ➡️ poor adult UK health =slow motion health crash British Thoracic Society (BTS) #poverty

Some health scandals happen quietly. The BMJ found one such "silent scandal" this week in the missing respiratory diagnostic services in England’s most deprived areas. Rebecca Coombes in Editor's Choice bmj.com/content/382/bm…

What have been your top #COPD papers of 2023? I'm very interested to hear your views.🙋🏻‍♀️ For me, so many to choose from, but my top 5: 1⃣ the importance of events across the life course in determining later risk of COPD by Allinson et al in The Lancet👶🏻 thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Podcast: Great to discuss this recently published ERS monograph (COPD in the 21st century) with my co-editor Professor Peter Calverley. ERS publications m.youtube.com/watch?v=4l9Kq4…