Irish Thoracic Society
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Irish anti-vaping sentiment needs to be stubbed out
- Health & Family
- February 11, 2019, 07:01
With Ash Wednesday on the horizon, it brings with it one of the traditional times in the year when ideas about quitting smoking come alive. Will smoke(...)

Women with lung cancer on course to ‘substantially outnumber’ men
- Health
- January 6, 2019, 20:20
The number of women in Ireland with lung cancer may “substantially outnumber” male cases in the coming years with diagnoses of the disease forecast to(...)

Call for taskforce to deal with ‘rising tide’ of lung disease
- Health
- December 18, 2018, 14:56
A special taskforce needs to be set up to address the “rising tide” of respiratory disease in Ireland, according to a new report. Lung disease is pla(...)

Living with lung fibrosis: therapies and hoping for a transplant
- Health & Family
- October 9, 2018, 06:01
Edna Powell (71) was diagnosed with lung fibrosis (also known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis) nine years ago. It’s a chronic condition in which the (...)

Respiratory disease overview: an often undiagnosed condition
- Respiratory disease
- November 3, 2014, 19:31
Diseases of the respiratory system are relatively common. Many viruses are spread by droplets in the air, and find a ready home in our throat and l(...)