果冻影院

Professor John Hurst, an academic clinician specialising in respiratory medicine at 果冻影院,听is among seven academics to have been awarded a professorship. Researchers selected for NIHR global professorships听receive five-year awards of up to 拢2 million. The award will enable Prof Hurst to carry out project 鈥楳itigating Chronic Respiratory Disease through the lens of Multi-Morbidity鈥� - a听study in听partnership with the Federal University of Sao Carlos in Brazil, that tests better ways to diagnose and treat chronic respiratory disease in those living with other long-term conditions.

Professor Hurst said: 鈥淚鈥檓 really excited to be able to continue our international work in chronic respiratory disease, and grateful to the fantastic support from colleagues across our Faculty in the application process鈥�.

NIHR Academy Dean, Professor Waljit Dhillo said: 鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to warmly welcome Professor Hurst and the six other exemplary researchers as the latest cohort of NIHR Global Research Professors. As leaders in their fields, these outstanding individuals will play a key role in improving the health and care of people around the world as well as developing early career researchers in their teams.鈥�

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• 果冻影院 Division of Medicine
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AI, Smartphones and Lung Health: Breathless with Excitement

Over 600 million people worldwide live听with long-term lung health problems such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We urgently need better ways to diagnose and treat them. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform healthcare.听Prof. John Hurst听补苍诲听Dr Luke Hale听review听how AI can improve the care of those living with asthma and COPD, including a smartphone platform under development for patients with these conditions:

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