The time has come to end use of the blue inhaler: asthma experts

It is time to drop use of the blue inhaler in adults and children over 12, a group of influential asthma experts have urged. There is now enough compelling evidence to use combined ICS–formoterol reliever therapy as an alternative to salbutamol...

It is time to drop use of the blue inhaler in adults and children over 12, a group of influential...

ATS 2021: Highlights through an Australian lens

Join the limbic and a panel of Australian experts as they present selected highlights from the American Thoracic Society's 2021 International Conference and discuss the impacts for clinical practice in Australia. You...

Join the limbic and a panel of Australian experts as they present selected highlights from the American Thoracic Society's 2021...

News in brief: Budget funds for lung cancer nurses; Dysphagia tested in COPD; Adults with CF reliable at home spirometry

Funding boost for lung cancer nurses The 2021-22 Federal Budget includes funding for five additional lung cancer nurses. The relatively modest investment has been welcomed by Lung Foundation Australia (LFA), which has been advocating for more lung cancer clinical nurse specialists and...

Funding boost for lung cancer nurses The 2021-22 Federal Budget includes funding for five additional lung cancer nurses. The relatively modest investment ...

Lung cancer

First steps on national lung cancer screening program to begin in July

Early scoping of a potential national lung cancer screening program will begin from 1 July 2021 with funding allocated in the federal Budget. Cancer Australia has announced it will lead the collaborative engagement of key stakeholders in the early design...

Early scoping of a potential national lung cancer screening program will begin from 1 July 2021 with funding allocated in...