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As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, scientists worldwide are racing to understand how the virus affects the body. Caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), COVID-19 ...

Smoking causes fatal diseases to develop in many parts of the body including cancers of the upper and lower respiratory tracts (mouth, nasopharynx, larynx, and lung), the oesophagus, and the kidney.

Dr Fiona Mosgrove is a GPSI in respiratory medicine in Aberdeen and member of the Primary Care Respiratory Society education committee. Dr Mosgrove holds a master’s degree in respiratory medicine with ...