Linking obesity and asthma, with Dr. Hayley Scott

Thorax podcast by BMJ Group

Oct 20, 202321:58Science & Medicine

In a conversation touching on diet, fat distribution, and inflammatory pathways, Dr. Hayley Scott (1) speaks with host Dr. Kate Diomede about the recent paper, “Effect of obesity on airway and systemic inflammation in ad...

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