Significant update on asthma management Australian Asthma Handbook V2.1 focuses on avoiding the underuse of preventer medications and the over-reliance on reliever medications.
Less air pollution may be the upside of lockdowns But do the associated health benefits outweigh economic concerns and issues of mental health?
Children overprescribed combination asthma medication: Study The medication should not be the first line of treatment in children – and for those aged five or under it should not be prescribed at all.
‘It is important to get it right’: Spirometry in primary care New resources released by the National Asthma Council are designed to guide GPs in performing and interpreting the lung function test.
EDs continue to be clogged with non-urgent presentations One-third of presentations classified as lower urgency could be managed by a GP – and the trend is persisting – a new report confirms.
Greater access to ‘life changing’ asthma drugs on PBS Patients with mild and severe forms of asthma now have wider access to effective treatment, helping to curb anxiety amid the pandemic.
Bushfire smoke from ‘Black Summer’ killed hundreds: Inquiry Resultant air pollution saw a rise in respiratory issues and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Isolation silver lining? Drop in road trauma, assaults and injuries Australia’s lockdown has seen rates of trauma plummet, with road accidents, sports injuries and alcohol-linked assaults all falling.
Caesarean delivery has low impact on childhood allergic outcomes A study conducted by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute found no obvious impact of caesarean delivery on allergic outcomes.
Guilt, reflection, amends, recovery: What happens after an error? When Dr Casey Parker made an error, it sent him into a downwards spiral. Here’s how he got out.