Longer pollen season bringing more risk for asthma patients Research shows the hay fever season is growing longer, and one expert says GPs are at the forefront of helping patients reduce complications.
General practice pilot to ease ‘significant impacts’ of hay fever To boost low adherence to treatments, a new trial aims to support GPs through a tailored education toolkit used alongside daily nasal spray.
Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease Dr Krystyna de Lange is joined by Dr Allison Hempenstall, a GP and public health physician from Far North Queensland, to discuss acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
Q fever vaccination added to the AIR The immunisations, which can only be administered once in a person’s life, were previously tracked by a private meat processing company.
‘Primordial prevention’ key to cutting RHD deaths: Coroner A report has been released into the deaths of three Aboriginal women, whose treatment was the focus of a Four Corners program last year.
Rheumatic fever and heart disease Dhineli Perera chats to infectious diseases specialist Professor Anna Ralph about acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. Who gets these conditions, how are they diagnosed, and how do we manage them?
What is ‘tomato flu?’ And should Australians be concerned about the new respiratory virus spreading rapidly among small children in India?
‘Dire’ new data highlights RHD challenge Figures released by the AIHW illustrate the huge task in tackling rheumatic heart disease, which the Government has committed to eradicating by 2031.
Why are Aboriginal Australians still dying from an entirely preventable disease? An AJGP editorial last year highlighted the abject failure in closing the gap for rheumatic heart disease. Since then, the divide has widened further still.
Ibuprofen superior to paracetamol for young children: Study New research has found ibuprofen is better at reducing fever and pain in children younger than two within the first 24 hours of treatment.