Asthma rescue inhalers are in short supply, and asthma sufferers are worried about the risks they face from COVID-19. A doctor answers six key questions.
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Controlled coughing can help people with cystic fibrosis, under supervision and in hospital. But when done at home, it could help spread the coronavirus.
Prenatal and postnatal antibiotic exposure combined with oxygen treatment led to lung inflammation and altered immunity in a study in mice.
During bushfire season, managing medication as well as respiratory conditions should be part of any emergency plan.
Defining what this disease is and who has it has helped those investigating the outbreak understand what caused it.
What lessons can Australia learn from tackling asbestos to manage this latest preventable occupational hazard?
We’ve still got a lot to learn about the long term health effects of vaping. But based on what we know so far, vaping liquids containing oils, and especially cannabis/THC liquids, should be avoided.
Vaping devices cause deadly lung toxicity. Their marketing to children must be banned.
Lung infections are the most common reason for Aboriginal children to be hospitalised. But many cases can be prevented by seeking treatment for wet coughs that last for four weeks or more.
For those who don’t smoke cigarettes, the dangers may seem distant. Yet smoking still kills millions each year. A new study suggests that e-cigarettes might curb this public health tragedy.
Vitamin D shows promise in treating COPD in people who are deficient in the vitamin.
The former first lady was reported to have a condition that makes breathing hard and often occurs in smokers. COPD is a condition that affects almost 16 million Americans.
We’re seeing the resurgence of an old lung disease in people who make and install the type of engineered stone product you might find in your kitchen or bathroom.
Upping your intake of vegetables and fruits can do more than just reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer – it could also help you breathe easier.
Wider availability of the cystic fibrosis drug Kalydeco since May 1, 2017 means younger patients can now access it.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) affects around 3,000 people in Australia and 70,000 worldwide. It’s an inherited disease caused by a mutation in a single gene called CFTR.
Over the past decade, every researcher’s email inbox has been crammed daily with junk from what have come to be known as predatory journals and conferences. Last week I had 21 offers to send my non-existent…
Drugs widely used to treat asthma and pneumonia can become ineffective because they work with the lung cells’ body clock…
Bushfire smoke can damage the lungs in a similar way to smoking-related emphysema, according to a study from the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research. Published in international science journal PLOS…
Researchers have discovered a new set of chemical factors that transform human embryonic stem cells into functional lung…
Principais colaboradores
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Population Health, Curtin University
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Professor of Epidemiology, Curtin University
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Research Leader in Respiratory cellular and molecular biology at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research and Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney
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Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, The University of Queensland
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ARC Future Fellow and Sydney Horizon Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor, The National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct researcher, University of Tasmania
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Post Retirement Fellow, CSIRO
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Professor, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Health
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Deputy Chief Environmental Scientist - Environmental Public Health, Monash University
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Research Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Senior research fellow, University of Adelaide
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
