Ireland faces lung disease crisis as a result of Covid-19, expert group warns
The group has called for additional resources for the diagnosis, treatment and care of people with respiratory conditions
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The group has called for additional resources for the diagnosis, treatment and care of people with respiratory conditions
100s of other have reportedly become ill with a number of teenagers in induced comas as a result.
About 500,000 people in Ireland have COPD, but half of them likely do not know they have the condition.
People are set to lose access to Respreeza at the end of the month.
Most people are unable to spot the warning signs of the disease.
However, the Defence Forces were unaware for almost ten years.
Ireland has one of the highest death rates from lung disease in Western Europe – only Belgium, Moldova, Hungary and Kyrgyzstan have higher mortality levels. Dr Edward McKone examines why.
New research describes the global use of tobacco an “epidemic” – with women increasingly starting to smoke at younger ages and early half of adult men in developing countries still using tobacco products.
The new approach could help save patients with conditions often associated with long-term smoking.