The invisibility of breathlessness: physiology, perceptions and politics
Jane Macnaughton discusses why breathlessness is an invisible symptom and why the people who experience it can be invisible in society.
Jane Macnaughton discusses why breathlessness is an invisible symptom and why the people who experience it can be invisible in society.
Following on from part 1, Life of Breath PI Havi Carel writes: What is breathlessness? This is a seemingly simple…
The header photograph was taken by Paul Waine, and shows Bev Wears of the British Lung Foundation and Rebecca Oxley,…
Tina Williams, PhD student on the Life of Breath project, writes a post prompted by the inaugural lecture of Jerry…
Life of Breath PI Havi Carel writes: The experience of illness is a universal and substantial part of human existence.…
David Scoins (lifelong runner, sometime sports teacher) spent seven years in China; a year or more in each of Xi’an, Nanjing,…
Durham team members Rebecca Oxley and Jane Macnaughton argue that, in order to treat breathlessness more effectively, we need a greater understanding of…
This post is the first of a series on vaping and vape tricks by Rebecca Oxley, post-doctoral researcher in anthropology on the…
This post is written jointly by Jess Farr-Cox (Life of Breath Project Manager (Bristol) and recently back from a trip…
Our PIs, Jane Macnaughton and Havi Carel have contributed a chapter on breathing and breathlessness to a new book, ‘The Edinburgh Companion…
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