@David__Lo

Husband and Dad. Children's Respiratory Doctor. Clinical Researcher. Amateur everything else.

 Leicester, England
Joined April 2016
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I had the privilege to present @NRAPaudit data on virtual wards in paediatric asthma #paediatricrespiratory #asthma #BTSWinter2024
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Editorial: Neuropsychiatric side effects of montelukast: time to change prescribing practice? @David__Lo @RespEpi thorax.bmj.com/content/early…
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Meet our new leaders! We are thrilled to welcome new talent to the @HDR_UK #Midlands Leadership Team! Join us in celebrating fresh perspectives and innovative minds driving #health #data #research forward. Full details: hdrmidlands.org.uk/strengthe… #Leadership #TeamScience #Midlands
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Editorial: Inequalities in care and the burden of wheeze and asthma in young children from diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds @David__Lo thorax.bmj.com/content/early…
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David Lo retweeted
CPRD_lit@CPRD_lit3 Jul 2024
Association between socioeconomic deprivation, ethnicity and health outcomes in preschool children with recurrent wheeze in England: a retrospective cohort study pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3895…

Association between socioeconomic deprivation, ethnicity and health outcomes in preschool children...

We identified inequalities in wheeze/asthma treatment and morbidity in preschool children from more deprived, and non-white backgrounds. A multifaceted approach to tackle health inequality at both...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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New qualitative research post available with colleagues at the University of Leicester, to support a study with @David__Lo to improve care for children with pre-school wheeze. 3 years, 0.5 FTE from Aug 2024-2027. Closing 29 May: jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/9943…
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🚨Jan Paeds Spirometry Course 🚨 After a fab course this year - we’re excited to be holding another paediatric spirometry course in the new year! Get in touch ASAP - over half of places have been allocated! @JoeMadge32 @LeicChildHosp
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Underestimation of true Oxygen levels by pulse oximeters in dark skinned people is a problem all clinicians should be aware of: please watch and share this cartoon with colleagues and people with asthma. @BTSrespiratory @PCRSUK @IPCRG @ginasthma @EuroRespSoc @asthmalunguk youtube.com/watch?v=CeWaHk3M…
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There's not long left to apply for our #PhD studentships! We have projects available across our #cardiovascular, #infection & #respiratory, #lifestyle, #cancer, #environment and #data themes. Closing date: 23 April 2023 For more info visit: le.ac.uk/study/research-degr…
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Apply now for our #PhD studentships! We have 32 #postgraduate projects available across #Cancer #Cardiovascular, #Infection & #respiratory, #lifestyle #environment and #data themes. Closing date: 16 April More info: le.ac.uk/study/research-degr… #NIHRLeicesterBRC
A woman in a lab coat is pipetting a sample into a test tube. The words say: "Apply for our PhD studentship programme and start your path in research today."

ALT A woman in a lab coat is pipetting a sample into a test tube. The words say: "Apply for our PhD studentship programme and start your path in research today."

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Paediatric spirometry course in May 🎉 Would be very useful for anyone working towards spirometry certificates! Spaces are limited and are filling up, see poster for further details @LeicChildHosp @JoeMadge32
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Today, three of the authors have retracted "Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis" Read the Retraction notice and statement from The Lancet hubs.ly/H0r7gh50
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The only crime Dominic Cummings has committed is the crime of doing a crime. And if that’s a crime then lock me up.
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We are delighted that @Leic_hospital will host one of the 5 new national patient recruitment centres. Read more here: leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/a… @Leicester_News @LPTnhs @LeicsCountyHall @NHSELRCCG @west_lei_ccg @NHSLeicester @uniofleicester @LeicesterCTU
National Institute for Health and Care Research
@NIHRresearch22 May 2020
A new £7m gov't investment in five new national #PatientRecruitmentCentres across England will increase capacity within the NHS to deliver late-phase commercial clinical research, while improving opportunities for patients to take part bit.ly/2ZtVQH4 @ABPI_UK @DHSCgovuk
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Paper by @CCPUKstudy : Features of 20133 UK patients in hospital with covid-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol: prospective observational cohort study bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m198… @ISARIC1 @NIHRresearch @The_MRC @LivUni @EdinburghUni @imperialcollege Please RT

Features of 20 133 UK patients in hospital with covid-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characteri...

Objective To characterise the clinical features of patients admitted to hospital with coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) in the United Kingdom during the growth phase of the first wave of this...

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A lovely video sharing the 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 🌈🚀💙 #nhs #handsofhope #rainbow #WereAllInThisTogether
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If you're caring for a child who needs home ventilation, take a look at our important COVID-19 advice. We hope the information and videos provided will answer some key questions and help you feel more informed during the #COVID19 outbreak. wellchild.org.uk/covid19ltva…
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Let’s talk about the fact that both the attack rate and the death rate among the young is indeed very low with COVID19, unlike most prior pandemics. And let’s speculate about some of the biological reasons. 1/
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If someone’s asthma is bad enough to consider steroids it is essential they are assessed by a health care professional. Even at this busy time for the NHS, getting early support for any problems with your lungs is critical to keep you well and out of hospital.
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Thank you for bearing with us whilst we’ve been updating our health advice on #coronavirus. We appreciate it’s a concerning time if you or a loved one lives with a lung condition. We have now updated our page after the government updated their guidance: asthma.org.uk/advice/trigger…
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