After decades of research revealing the long-term damage of fuel poverty, the problem is worse than ever.
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Fry less, open doors and windows and switch to an electric stove if possible.
As visits to emergency departments surge — and in some cases overwhelm hospitals — here are answers to frequently asked questions about Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
In a systematic review of existing studies, researchers found that air pollution such as fine particulate matter can interfere with regions of the brain responsible for emotional regulation.
Pollen can trigger thunderstorm asthma, even in those without diagnosed asthma.
When COVID-19 and the flu co-infect, it’s ‘flurona.’ But such cases are rare, and there are effective ways to protect yourself from both viruses.
Understanding how injury and disease, including COVID-19, can impair lung function can help researchers and clinicians better help patients who are experiencing chronic conditions
Natural gas has been marketed for decades as a clean fuel, but a growing body of research shows that gas stoves can contribute significantly to indoor air pollution, as well as climate change.
Doctors are finding presentations of croup in children seeking hospital care for COVID.
Fossil fuels account for one in five premature adult deaths each year.
While there are plausible explanations for why this occurs, we can’t be certain of the effect of temperature on SARS-CoV-2. Being indoors in poorly ventilated spaces plays a big role.
New research challenges the idea that Laki caused years of extreme weather in Scotland and has implications for how we deal with sudden, forced climate change today.
Fluid mechanics can be applied to the transport of respiratory diseases such as COVID-19.
The Aztecs had a shining city on a lake, with canals, causeways and aqueducts – until the Spanish came. Mexico City is still suffering the consequences of their bad public health decisions.
In the most severe cases, COVID-19 patients need oxygen pumped directly into their airways, or even be hooked up to a machine that does the job of their heart and lungs.
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.
When it comes to flu, information can range from confusion about what it actually is, to speculation about how it’s transmitted.
Dry, moist, productive, hacking, chesty, whooping, barking, throaty. Which type of cough do you have and why?
Lead and zinc smelting may be big business in Port Pirie, but it’s making the kids who live there sick. Something needs to change.
Drivers of polluting vehicles will face a daily charge, but evidence suggests it’s a price worth paying.
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Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University
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Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Public Health, Bond University
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Director of Public Health Pathology, NSW Health Pathology, Westmead Hospital and University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Scientia Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Immunology and Allergy, UWAS & Head of Unit, South Western Sydney Local Health District
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Retired lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, Monash University
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Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Monash University
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Victoria's Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (Europe 1100-1800), University of Sydney
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor of Health Science, Curtin University
