Introduction
Data from the Global Burden of Disease study shows COPD mortality remains high. It ranks second only to cardiovascular, cerebrovascular diseases and malignant tumors, and is the third leading cause of death worldwide.1 Over the next…

Data from the Global Burden of Disease study shows COPD mortality remains high. It ranks second only to cardiovascular, cerebrovascular diseases and malignant tumors, and is the third leading cause of death worldwide.1 Over the next…

Ollie is due for his first appointment at Stanford Children’s Hospital on 8 January and it will be one of 10 before he is taken in for surgery.
Jasmin said: “I’m, very nervous I’m very scared, but I think right now I’m ready to be there with him,…

Ellen Knightin Shrewsbury
BBCA woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer has said weightlifting gave her the “best possible chance”…

The route will be partially closed from 19 January with traffic signals initially expected to be in place until 1 March.
Overnight works will see the road shut both ways for two to three hours each night in April.
Repairs will be carried out…

Xiao-Yi Huang,1,* Qiang Qi,1,* Cheng-Shan Zhang,2,* Kuan Huang,3 Xin Liu,3 Xu-Jiang Deng,3 Li Chen3– 5
1The First Clinical Medical College, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Tongji…

The pace of development across Punjab’s cities and villages is set to accelerate further as Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting to review progress on major urban and rural development initiatives. The Chief Minister…

A festival celebrating Charles Dickens will be held in Worcestershire, nearly 170 years since the novelist visited the county during a national tour.
The Great Recitations Dickens Festival will take place at Script Haven, on High Street,…

A festival celebrating Charles Dickens will be held in Worcestershire, nearly 170 years since the novelist visited the county during a national tour.
The Great Recitations Dickens Festival will take place at Script Haven, on High Street,…

Guinness World RecordsA teenager from Bedford has been awarded a Guinness World Records title for assembling the largest collection of Jellycat toys.
Hope Roberts, 19, has 877 items in her collection, including soft toys, stickers, bags and…