Reposted by Nick HopkinsonRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156164645552
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Global Action to End Smoking (formerly the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World) may claim to be an independent organization, but much of its income can still be traced to its original tobacco industry funding. exposetobacco.org/resource/gae... @ashorguk.bsky.social @whofctc.bsky.socialexposetobacco.orgAnalysis of Global Action to End Smoking's Tax ReturnsGAES, formerly FSFW, has been funded by cigarette giant PMI since its founding, despite claims of wanting a "smoke-free world." 020
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026New from @ashorguk.bsky.social Smoking and inequalities dashboard. ashresources.shinyapps.io/inequalities... #RespEd @asthmaandlung.org.uk @btsrespiratory.bsky.social 023
Reposted by Nick HopkinsonMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 28/09/2026The countdown is on for a traffic-free Oxford Street. Monday 26 October marks a new chapter for the nation’s high street as it becomes pedestrianised. 23695129
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Influenza continues to cause significant mortality and morbidity. Seasonal influenza vaccines reduce the severity of disease and prevent hospitalizations and death, especially among individuals at high risk. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #RespEd #LungSky @btsrespiratory.bsky.socialjamanetwork.comInfluenza Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety for the 2026-2027 Respiratory SeasonThis systematic review summarizes research published 2025 to 2026 on the effectiveness and safety of seasonal influenza vaccines in the US. 010
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You can set up a direct debit to the RNLI here: rnli.org 011
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The Vaping Products Duty comes in on 1 October - here's what you need to know ash.org.uk/media-centre... @ashorguk.bsky.socialash.org.ukThe Vaping Products Duty comes in on 1 October - here's what you need to know - ASHAction on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco. 000
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Philip Morris International’s youth-appealing ‘Curiosity’ IQOS advertising campaign. #Sleaze tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl... @bmjtobacco-control.bsky.social #LungSky #RespEd @ashorguk.bsky.socialtobaccocontrol.bmj.comPhilip Morris International’s youth-appealing ‘Curiosity’ IQOS advertising campaignBackground Philip Morris International’s (PMI) heated tobacco brand IQOS has long been advertised as a fashionable lifestyle product and as a supposedly safer alternative to cigarettes. PMI’s new camp... 020
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Wildfire smoke and health: current evidence, mechanisms, and future challenges. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #LungSky #RespEd @btsrespiratory.bsky.social @thelancet.com 021
Reposted by Nick HopkinsonAsthma + Lung UK @asthmaandlung.org.uk · 16/09/2026According to our new research, children in half of England could be missing out on an accurate asthma diagnosis, leaving them at increased risk of serious asthma attacks and emergency hospital admissions. Read more here: www.msn.com/en-gb/health... 043
Reposted by Nick HopkinsonThomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🚨 It's published! 🚨 This is the big one. 100 cultures, 12,000 people, 108 researchers. Why people (and our most-used surveys) get collectivism wrong and how to fix it. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.nature.com 312462
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Government is consulting on restricting the promotion of vapes, tobacco and other nicotine products. If you support this, please follow this link to respond and ensure they take action: ash.org.uk/campaigns/th...ash.org.ukHave your say on tobacco and vape packaging, appearance and display - ASHThe UK and devolved Governments are consulting on proposals to restrict the packaging, appearance and display of tobacco, vapes and other nicotine products like nicotine pouches. The consultation clos... 101
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Smoking was associated with increasing loneliness in a Europe-wide study. @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social #ERScongress ##LungSky #RespEd @ashorguk.bsky.social www.ersnet.org/news-and-fea...ersnet.orgSmoking leads to increased lonelinessSmoking is not social and leads to increased loneliness, according to a large Europe-wide study presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Barcelona, Spain. 155
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Lung Facts: a practical tool to strengthen respiratory advocacy in Europe publications.ersnet.org/content/brea... #ERScongress #LungSky #RespEd @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social @europeanlung.bsky.social 010
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026To paraphrase JM Barrie, every time someone does a symposium on COPD management without mentioning smoking, a fairy dies.... #ERScongress @europeanrespsoc.bsky.social @europeanlung.bsky.social 132
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Tom Hopkinson's 1934 pamphlet 'Fascists at Olympia' describes the assault on dissenters at Mosley's London rally. 031
Reposted by Nick HopkinsonLouise Donnelly @louisedresp.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Fab poster session this morning for our team @imperialnhli.bsky.social @justinedevulder.bsky.social #ERSCongress 032
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Heatwaves associated with 35,000 excess deaths in Europe. www.theguardian.com/environment/... @europeanrespsoc.bsky.socialtheguardian.comAt least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwavesFigure only covers about half of continent and does not include August totals 010
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Heatwaves associated with 35,000 excess deaths in Europe. www.theguardian.com/environment/... @europeanrespsoc.bsky.socialtheguardian.comAt least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwavesFigure only covers about half of continent and does not include August totals 010
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Making Tobacco Endgame Inevitable by Changing Our Narratives youtu.be/116MTswBfsI?... #RespEd #LungSkyyoutu.beEline Goethals: Making Tobacco Endgame Inevitable by Changing Our NarrativesYouTube video by globaltobaccocontrol 000
Reposted by Nick HopkinsonOxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026🚨 Please donate to support Oxfam’s response to the devastating flash floods in Nepal. We are launching an emergency response in the worst-hit districts, working with local partners and authorities to assess needs & deliver assistance. Support our work to help families affected: bit.ly/Nepal_Floods_ 11210
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Stop Smoking London - resources on smoking and smoking cessation Stop Smoking London - We're Here to Help You Quit Smoking stopsmokinglondon.com @btsrespiratory.bsky.social #RespEd #LungSkystopsmokinglondon.comLearn more about Stop Smoking LondonStop Smoking London provides help and support to those wanting to quit smoking. 021
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026People who recover from pulmonary tuberculosis have significantly decreased lung function compared with controls, with FEV1 more affected than FVC, giving a mixed obstructive and restrictive picture with predominantly airflow obstruction. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.com 010
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026South East Smokefree Alliance. Quit together Live Better Giving up smoking is the most powerful step you can take to improve your health — and the benefits begin almost immediately. www.quittogetherlivebetter.comquittogetherlivebetter.comHomepage 020
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"We must resist the othering of the LGBTQ+ community, in pursuit of health, human rights, and dignity for all." /n 020
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026"The rollback of LGBTQ+ rights is a warning: movements that seek to undermine LGBTQ+ people are those that seek to control all of us—our freedom of expression, our personal medical decisions, and our privacy. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... /nthelancet.comAttacks on LGBTQ+ health are a threat to allThe health of LGBTQ+ people has long been an indicator of wider advances in human rights and health equity. Modern LGBTQ+ liberation movements have achieved substantial progress towards the decriminal... 110
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Inhaled corticosteroid trials in COPD: benefit of adding treatment or the effect of withdrawing existing treatment? #LungSky #RespEd @btsrespiratory.bsky.social ▶️ Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... ▶️ Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4juN6t3... ▶️ Web: thoraxbmj.podbean.com/e/the-risks-...podcasts.apple.comThe risks of inhaled corticosteroid withdrawal in COPD treatmentPodcast Episode · Thorax Podcast · August 24 · 23m 021
Reposted by Nick HopkinsonNick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 23/08/2026As Hopkinson put it: “The question for pro-pollution campaigners is ‘why do you hate children?’” www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comLondon’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?Similar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and vested interests stacked against them 0165
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 23/08/2026As Hopkinson put it: “The question for pro-pollution campaigners is ‘why do you hate children?’” www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comLondon’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?Similar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and vested interests stacked against them 0165
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 23/08/2026UK air pollution killing more than 500 people a week, doctors say. www.theguardian.com/environment/... @rcphysicians.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk /ntheguardian.comUK air pollution killing more than 500 people a week, doctors sayRoyal College of Physicians also says poor air quality costs country more than £500m a week 031
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 23/08/2026“When the air cleared, fewer patients filled the cardiac wards. This regional transition serves as a microcosm of what can be achieved globally through sustained emission reductions.” www.theguardian.com/environment/... @asthmaandlung.org.uk /ntheguardian.comWhat happens to people’s health when air pollution is reduced?Growing evidence that cutting coal use and bans on high-polluting vehicles are leading directly to health benefits 130
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 23/08/2026There is an absolute wealth of evidence that air pollution is a major cause of ill health and premature death across the planet. www.theguardian.com/environment/... @asthmaandlung.org.uk @btsrespiratory.bsky.socialtheguardian.comLondon’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?Similar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and vested interests stacked against them 2154
Reposted by Nick HopkinsonAsthma + Lung UK @asthmaandlung.org.uk · 20/08/2026New data analysis from @healthequals.bsky.social reveals lives are being cut short by up to 18 years in parts of the UK. Dr @copddoc.bsky.social, our Medical Director, and member of Health Equals, said: "I see first-hand how the conditions in which we live, work and grow affect our health... 164
Reposted by Nick HopkinsonHealth Equals @healthequals.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Your postcode shouldn't determine your shelf life. But in the UK, it does. Depending on where you live, your life could be cut short by up to 18 years. That's not because of bad luck or individual choices alone. 🧵 21410
Reposted by Nick HopkinsonOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/ 5763112015
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Worth noting that the professional racists who hounded Jason Arday to his death are by and large the same people who work to obstruct action on global heating – a process that is already killing huge numbers of people in low and middle income countries. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comTributes paid to Jason Arday after former Cambridge professor’s deathAndy Burnham calls for reflection after ‘a tragedy on so many levels’ in comments echoed by London mayor Sadiq Khan 031
Reposted by Nick HopkinsonThe Keeling Curve @keelingcurve.bsky.social · 15/08/2026427.65 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 14-Aug-2026 keelingcurve.ucsd.edukeelingcurve.ucsd.eduThe Keeling CurveThe Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. 02613
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Good news for human health and wellbeing - Tower Hamlets records nearly 40% reduction in air pollution since 2019 airqualitynews.com/local-govern... @asthmaandlung.org.uk #COPD #Asthmaairqualitynews.comTower Hamlets records nearly 40% reduction in air pollution since 2019Nitrogen dioxide levels in Tower Hamlets have fallen by 37.6% since 2019, according to new air quality monitoring data, with 95 of the borough’s 96 monitoring sites meeting the national annual objecti... 011
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026New airway clearance videos for people with lung disease from Asthma + Lung UK www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhdS... /nyoutube.comHow to clear your airways using the Active Cycle of Breathing Technique | Asthma + Lung UKYouTube video by Asthma + Lung UK 010
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026New airway clearance videos for people with lung disease from Asthma + Lung UK www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/living-with/... @asthmaandlung.org.uk @btsrespiratory.bsky.social @europeanlung.bsky.social #RespEd #LungSky /nasthmaandlung.org.ukAirway clearance when you have a lung conditionPhlegm can build-up in your airways when you have a lung condition. Find out how to clear your airways using common airway clearance techniques. 132
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026“These are crimes against humanity which are actively supported by the Israeli government and are assisted by the indifference and total lack of action by the IDF and the Israeli police. It’s unforgettable and unforgivable.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comIsraeli troops force families from homes amid settler terror campaign in West BankFormer PM of Israel calls events ‘concerted and meticulous attempt at ethnic cleansing’ against Palestinians 084
Reposted by Nick HopkinsonBHF Policy @bhfpolicy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Alongside @ashorguk.bsky.social and @crukpolicy.bsky.social, Dr Charmaine Griffiths congratulates Andrew Black on his appointment as Head of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat. 101
Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The goal of the tobacco endgame is to reduce and ultimately eliminate the health, social and economic harms of tobacco use, so that - initiation is reduced to near zero - cessation among existing users is maximised - the commercial viability of the tobacco industry is eliminated /n 030