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COPD

Updated COPD-X guide reflects stronger evidence for triple therapy

Stronger evidence for triple therapy in COPD patients with exacerbations has driven one of the changes in the latest update of the Lung Foundation’s COPD-X Concise Guide. The Guide, endorsed by...

Stronger evidence for triple therapy in COPD patients with exacerbations has...

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Pneumonia

LRTI rates fall by 30% in Indigenous infants but still a long way to go

Bacterial pneumonia hospitalisations in Indigenous infants in the NT have decreased by 30% in recent years thanks to  pneumococcal 13-valent immunisation (PCV13), a new study shows. Rates of bacterial acute lower respiratory tract infections in infants have shown a significant...

Bacterial pneumonia hospitalisations in Indigenous infants in the NT have decreased by 30% in recent years thanks to  pneumococcal 13-valent...
Telehealth

Make telehealth items a permanent feature for specialists: AMA

Telehealth has been tremendous success for specialists and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and the MBS items should be retained beyond September to become a permanent feature of the health system, the AMA says. Around 10 million Medicare-funded telehealth services...

Telehealth has been tremendous success for specialists and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and the MBS items should be...
Infectious diseases

No need to ‘reinvent the wheel’ on post-COVID rehab programs, say clinicians

Building on existing well-established pulmonary rehabilitation services is likely the best approach for supporting patients with COVID-19 after they are discharged from hospital, a UK cross-specialty survey of clinicians has found. Responses from more than 1,000 consultants, physiotherapists, dieticians and other...

Building on existing well-established pulmonary rehabilitation services is likely the best approach for supporting patients with COVID-19 after they are...