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Respiratory

Addressing Health Inequalities – Improving asthma care by ensuring each patient is on the right treatment, at the right time

Asthma is a common long-term lung condition. However, there is no gold standard diagnostic test for asthma. Manchester BRC researchers aimed to ensure that people from more deprived areas had the opportunity to take part in research to improve asthma care.

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RADicA: Rapid access diagnostics for asthma

Researchers from Manchester BRC’s Respiratory theme are working alongside global medical device company to test a novel breathalyser device

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Addressing Health Inequalities – The British Lung Foundation Early Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Consortium Cohort study

Manchester BRC Respiratory researchers are working with the British Lung Foundation on a multi-centre study to better understand Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and reduce its impact on socially-deprived communities.

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