A new study in Thorax makes a further contribution to understanding how frequently bronchiectasis may complicate COPD. This study Suggests that the frequency of bronchiectasis in patients without a …

The 1st World Bronchiectasis Conference is an initiative of EMBARC, the European Bronchiectasis Registry. It is the first conference focusing solely on bronchiectasis. Visit the website at http:// …

Interesting new research from Brazil finds that in asymptomatic elderly never smokers, bronchiectasis may be a "normal" finding in nearly 20% of cases.

19.1% of over-75's undergoing an HRCT scan had …

Congratulations to investigators from the initial pilot sites in the European Bronchiectasis Registry. Recruitment has reached more than 200 patients in less than 2 months of recruitment. …

Help set the agenda by telling us what new treatments and improvements in care you want to see for patients with bronchiectasis. The European lung foundation (ELF) is running a survey for people with …

Help to set the agenda by telling us what new treatments and improvements in care you want to see for patients with bronchiectasis. The European lung foundation is running a patient survey for …

The European bronchiectasis registry is now open for recruitment. To register to participate, please register via the following link - bronchiectasis.eu/register

Its easy to register to take …

The European Respiratory Society has announced the formation of a task force to develop guidelines for the management of patients with bronchiectasis. The two year project will develop the first …

Queens University Belfast is offering a fully funded 3 years fellowship in bronchiectasis clinical trials. Medical trainees from any country interested in bronchiectasis or cystic …

This week sees the publication of two large phase III randomized controlled trials of inhaled aztreonam in bronchiectasis. The global studies investigated whether patients with chronic Gram-negative …