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L. Heaney

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Open access Oct 2026

Sputum and oral microbiota profiles are associated with long COVID severity and phenotype post-hospitalisation: a UK multicentre, prospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND Acute COVID-19 alters the airway microbiota. Whether these changes persist post-COVID-19 and contribute to long COVID is unknown. We aimed to describe the microbiota by long COVID severity and subtype, and identify links with inflammation. METHODS Adults were prospectively recruited to the longitudinal UK...

Daniela Alferes de Lima Headley, H. Richardson, C. Hennayake et al. · European Respiratory Journal · 0 citations

Open access Aug 2026

Impact of sex, socioeconomic deprivation, ethnicity and region on exacerbation rates and mortality of chronic respiratory diseases in England: population-based cohorts.

BACKGROUND Inequalities in chronic respiratory diseases persist, yet up-to-date evidence on outcomes remains limited. We described national mortality and exacerbation rates in people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and assessed variation by inequ...

Hannah R. Whittaker, T. Bolton, I. Sinha et al. · Thorax · 1 citation

Open access Sep 2026

Prevalence and healthcare utilization of eosinophilic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the UK: an observational electronic health record-based cohort study

A retrospective observational study of electronic health records from UK primary care practices determined the prevalence and number of patients with eosinophilic COPD and of patients with potential eligibility for biologic therapy under different eligibility criteria and interrogated EHR to classify risk factors and h...

C. Schnier, P. McDowell, John Busby et al. · Respiratory Research · 0 citations