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On Demand: ERS 2021 – Australian context, international perspectives

A panel of Australian and international experts present their highlights from the ERS International Congress. They also discuss the challenges facing clinicians dealing with the current COVID situation here in Australia. Watch now on-demand: ...

A panel of Australian and international experts present their highlights from the ERS International Congress. They also discuss the challenges...

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Women marginalised in research publication during pandemic

The number of female researchers named on medical research papers fell during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the early phases, say researchers who warn the impact on women’s careers may last for years. While gender inequalities have always existed in medical...

The number of female researchers named on medical research papers fell during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the early phases,...

News in brief: Better asthma care needed for pregnant Indigenous women; ATAGI recommends COVID vax booster for patients on OCS; Health care workers can allay vax fears of parents of children with chronic lung conditions

Better asthma care needed for pregnant Indigenous women Asthmatic, pregnant, Indigenous women are twice as likely to suffer neonatal deaths than non-Indigenous women — events that could be prevented with better respiratory care, according to an Australian study. The retrospective study reviewed...

Better asthma care needed for pregnant Indigenous women Asthmatic, pregnant, Indigenous women are twice as likely to suffer neonatal deaths than...
COPD

Silent aspiration in COPD might explain exacerbations

There is growing evidence to suggest that prandial aspiration plays an important role in COPD exacerbations, according to research. According to an Australian study published in ERJ Open Research, prandial aspiration was detectable in about 20% of patients with COPD. The...

There is growing evidence to suggest that prandial aspiration plays an important role in COPD exacerbations, according to research. According to...