Lung disease: 'For asthma to take her life was just unbelievable'

Lung disease: 'For asthma to take her life was just unbelievable' The number of people needing emergency hospital treatment for asthma, emphysema and other lung conditions is three times higher in some parts of the UK than in the richest areas of the country, new research has shown.

A detailed picture of lung health found much higher illness and death rates in the north-west of England, the central belt of Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland, according to a lung disease charity. BBC News

See also:

• Fighting to end the lung health lottery Asthma + Lung UK
• Respiratory index visualisations: Emergency respiratory admissions rate Asthma + Lung UK