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Lockdowns and masks good for childhood asthma, Australian study finds

Lockdowns and mask mandates led to dramatic reductions in paediatric hospital presentations for asthma, Australian-first research has found. Based on figures from two major hospitals in Sydney, the 50-70% falls were likely linked to the overall reduction in viral respiratory infections, the researchers say. There was also evidence that general outdoor air...

Public health

Respiratory physician recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Tuberculosis is a long way from top of the agenda for most Australian clinicians in 2022, which may explain why Professor Guy Marks spends much of his time in Vietnam. On Monday, he was honoured as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), for “distinguished service to respiratory medicine and...

Cystic fibrosis

Australian trial backs early azithromycin for kids with CF

Azithromycin failed to reduce structural lung damage in infants with cystic fibrosis (CF) but could still form part of early management strategies given its impact on airway inflammation, exacerbations and hospitalisations, an Australian-led trial suggests. In the phase 3 COMBAT CF study infants aged aged 3-6 months with newly...

Doctors health

After burning out, this doctor now runs retreats to teach others how to practice ‘self care’

This weekend, a little over dozen doctors will gather for an exclusive medical meeting in the tranquil hinterland behind Byron Bay. Like most conferences, it’s accredited for CPD and is likely to be tax deductable for any doctor who attends. But this...

This weekend, a little over dozen doctors will gather for an exclusive medical meeting in the tranquil hinterland behind Byron...


Medicines

Rush to ‘zero carbon’ inhalers may leave patients without medication options, specialists warn

Respiratory clinicians in Europe are concerned that an EU push for 'zero-carbon' aerosol inhalers could leave patients without access to effective medications. The EU is consulting on regulation of fluorinated greenhouse gas ('F-gases') with...

Respiratory clinicians in Europe are concerned that an EU push for 'zero-carbon' aerosol inhalers could leave patients without...


News in brief: Childhood bronchitis leads to poor respiratory outcomes in middle-age; CFTR therapy protects against severe COVID; Palliative care discussion best in later stages of ILD

Childhood bronchitis leads to poor respiratory outcomes in middle-age Children who have multiple episodes of protracted bronchitis should be followed up in later life with monitoring for potential asthma, pneumonia and bronchiectasis, Melbourne University researchers say. The latest findings from the Tasmanian...

Childhood bronchitis leads to poor respiratory outcomes in middle-age Children who have multiple episodes of protracted bronchitis should be followed up...


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