David Lo
@David__Lo
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Husband and Dad. Children's Respiratory Doctor. Clinical Researcher. Amateur everything else.
Leicester, England
Joined April 2016
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
https://t.co/d7aayGuAzF
thorax.bmj.com
Since 1998, montelukast has been licensed for the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis and asthma in people aged over 6 months. In children in particular, montelukast was welcomed as a steroid-s...
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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: https://t.co/4O74xwEH4v
#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
https://t.co/vYygdsjdir
thorax.bmj.com
Worldwide inequalities in care significantly impact respiratory health outcomes.1 2 Despite this, there are few studies examining how wheeze and asthma outcomes, including healthcare use and treatm...
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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
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...
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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:
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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
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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: https://t.co/5EBtvnHDpM
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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: https://t.co/5EBtvnH5Ae
#NIHRLeicesterBRC
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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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I've asked my MP to support #EllasLaw because every child has a right to breathe clean air. Use the @RCPCHTweets e-action to ask yours to support too.
rcpch.eaction.org.uk
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Embarrassing...
Dr Will Carroll (@heretolearnkids) begins by presenting some concerning statistics for those of us in the UK #paedresp2020 #digitalasthma2020
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“How have we lived in a world where pubs are open, but schools are closed?” Children continue to be sidelined in health policy decisions. Excellent talk on relationship between child poverty and asthma. #Digitalasthma2020 @LondonPaedResp @wheezylikesund1
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ERS 2019 feels like a lifetime ago. Why not re-live the fun by reading our “Key paediatric messages from the 2019 congress” article! https://t.co/9U2K5NRty4
#ERSCongress
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A nice simple diagram for my nice simple brain to visualise the multiple factors contributing towards respiratory illness in children with cerebral palsy. https://t.co/QMsmTRIGPM
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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 https://t.co/pPNCJ3nO8n
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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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Well exactly!
"In the absence of evidence to the contrary, proven therapies for #ARDS...should remain the standard of care for all patients with ARDS, including patients with #COVID19." New Comment from K Hiltz & co https://t.co/PwfhOxCncv on novel viruses, old data, and basic principles
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