Bronchiectasis

Weekly Aspergillosis Research Update, 26 October 2026, featuring an illustration of Aspergillus fumigatus and research on ABPA, diagnostics, antifungals and host defence.

Weekly Aspergillosis Research Update – 26 October 2026

Patients and respiratory researchers seated together in discussion as equal partners.

Expertise shared across borders: an ABPA case discussion

Cigarette, nicotine vape, cannabis and nicotine replacement products arranged on a table with a lung illustration in the background

Smoking, Vaping and Aspergillosis: What If I Haven't Managed to Quit?

Last reviewed: 21 October…

Medical illustration comparing healthy lungs, ageing lungs with reduced elastic recoil, ABPA and bronchiectasis with airway inflammation and mucus, and pulmonary fibrosis with stiffened lung tissue.

Do Our Lungs Become Less Elastic as We Age? What Aspergillosis Changes

Our lungs change naturally…

Woman holding her abdomen in discomfort, alongside an illustration of the digestive system, gut bacteria and antibiotic tablets.

Antibiotic Intolerance: When the Treatment Becomes Another Problem

Alison: living with ABPA and adrenal insufficiency

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Colin: living with aspergilloma and recurrent bleeding

Colin describes his…

Chip C: a life with asthma, ABPA and bronchiectasis

Chip C shares his experience…

Lisa M: finding support and specialist care

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Joan B: her experience taking Xolair

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