Need for year-round campaigns on pollen-related asthma
Spring may not be the most dangerous time for children with asthma triggered by pollen, according to an Australian study that shows most pollen-related asthma health issues in children occur in the cooler months. In contrast for adults there were peaks of pollen-related asthma problems in the warmer months such as February and October, according...
OSA interventions 'could save Australia $25 billion'
Reducing obstructive sleep apnoea rates by just a tenth in Australia would substantially improve health outcomes, produce life expectancy gains totalling 45,000 years and add $25 billion to the GDP, it has been estimated. The figures are based on modelling by academics from Melbourne’s Monash and RMIT Universities, who argue their...
Historic move as Woolcock splits from Sydney University
The prestigious Woolcock sleep and respiratory centre is splitting from the University of Sydney for the first time in its 41-year history, after the university sold its building to developers. Home to more than 200 researchers, the Woolcock Institute for Medical Research will officially end its affiliation in March, with Macquarie...
Silicosis strike: union to ban artificial stone by 2024
Australia’s biggest construction union has declared it will go it alone and ban members from working with silicosis-linked engineered (artificial) stone if the Federal Government fails to take effective action. The declaration comes after the government announced earlier this year...
Australia’s biggest construction union has declared it will go it alone and ban members from working with silicosis-linked engineered (artificial)...
Low-dose morphine ineffective for dyspnoea in COPD patients
Low-dose, extended-release morphine does not relieve severe breathlessness in people with COPD, an Australian study has shown. A randomised controlled trial conducted at 20 Australian centres and involving 156 people with COPD and severe chronic breathlessness, found that daily low-dose, extended-release...
Low-dose, extended-release morphine does not relieve severe breathlessness in people with COPD, an Australian study has shown. A randomised controlled trial...
Dr Glaucomflecken announces Australian live show
Medical comedian Dr William Flanary – aka Dr Glaucomflecken – is coming to Australia, with a public lecture scheduled for April 2023. With an audience of more than three million across Twitter, TikTok and YouTube, the ophthalmologist is known for medical...
Medical comedian Dr William Flanary – aka Dr Glaucomflecken – is coming to Australia, with a public lecture scheduled for...