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John Hurst
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Vice Dean (International), Faculty of Medical Sciences and Professor of Respiratory Medicine at UCL.

NIHR Global Health Research Professor.
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I'm really sorry, but we just need to stop doing this. Your wood-burning hygge leads directly to people's deaths - other people's and perhaps your own.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Map reveals residential wood-burning hotspots in England and Wales
Researchers analyse energy performance certificate data to identify areas with potentially high particle pollution
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
If you were asked to state the total number of acute infections you'd had, for example colds, or episodes of gastro-intestinal upset, over what period would you be confident about your response? A maximum period of...

1 month?
3 months?
6 months?
12 months?

Thanks for responding.
January 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Okay bluesky #COPD folk, what has been your standout publication in COPD over the year?

Hit me up. 👀 ⬇️
December 19, 2024 at 11:13 AM
eduroam never ceases to amaze me.

It’s some kind of magic, right?
December 2, 2024 at 10:06 AM
DO NOT LOOK DOWN.

This will 💥 your 🧠.
November 30, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Can you spare a few minutes to help, or seconds to share please.

This fantastic team from the Netherlands led by Sami Simons are using voice diagnostics to help identify exacerbations of COPD.

All you have to do is say Aaaah!

Details 👇🏻

Thank you.
November 28, 2024 at 7:31 AM
What an honour to be part of the @uclofficial.bsky.social delegation to sign a new UCL - AIIMS Delhi and IIT Delhi tripartite agreement.

Exciting times ahead for our institutions and the communities we work with.
November 22, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Enough said?

Not a bit of it.

And now that I’ve got the right day…

👀 ⬇️

#worldCOPDday
#COPD
#actonCOPD
Today is #worldCOPDday.

I will always….
November 20, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Today is #worldCOPDday.

I will always….
November 19, 2024 at 1:35 AM
Very excited to be part of this UCL delegation to India.
November 16, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Really handy Nick, thanks (and thanks for including me 😊).
Have had a go at a lung health starter pack: #LungSky
go.bsky.app/UAR96WC
Let me know if I've missed you out.
#COPD #Asthma #Emphysema #Breathless #Cough #Wheeze #FCTC #TobaccoControl #StarterPack
November 15, 2024 at 10:45 AM
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#respisbest #breathlessness #LongCovid #COPD #pulmonaryrehab
👋
X sent me a 7th Yr anniversary giff and seemed an apt time to join bluesky
🌟 please say Hello 😊
a cartoon character says hello in front of a radio
ALT: a cartoon character says hello in front of a radio
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:51 PM
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Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.
November 13, 2024 at 5:59 PM
One of my favourite things?

Seeing old #PhD students back in the lab, catching up on how their work has led to new studies, and sharing their experience with our current team.

So good to see you back, Dr Aalrajeh - thank you for stopping by! And congratulations. 😉
November 13, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Language matters.

This interesting article (‘ChatGPT is bullshit’!) considers the philosophy of lying and concludes ChatGPT is not ‘hallucinating’, rather its designed to generate stuff that looks like truth without regard for accuracy. In other words, ‘bullshit’.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
ChatGPT is bullshit - Ethics and Information Technology
Recently, there has been considerable interest in large language models: machine learning systems which produce human-like text and dialogue. Applications of these systems have been plagued by persist...
link.springer.com
November 12, 2024 at 5:17 PM
BlueSky Newbie here.

What do you all have planned for World #COPD day next week?
November 11, 2024 at 8:27 AM