No more recreational vaping for Australians. From October, vapes will be sold over the counter at pharmacies
26 June, 2024 by Becky Freeman*, University of SydneyThe Australian Senate is set to pass a bill that will see the end of all vape sales — regardless of nicotine content — from general retailers.
Lung health clinicians and researchers recognised
25 March, 2024Fourteen lung health clinicians and researchers have been recognised as a part of TSANZ's 2024 Respiratory Research Excellence Awards.
New resource to help asthma patients sleep well
11 March, 2024The National Asthma Council of Australia has released a resource to help health professionals treat patients who present with poor asthma control and sleep disturbance.
Getinge Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA)
13 February, 2024Getinge's Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist was developed to use the patient's own neural respiratory drive to control the ventilator.
Study suggests a new way to treat sleep apnoea
16 October, 2023A research team has examined shortcomings in responses to the continuous positive airway machine and found adding combinations of therapies gets results in those unable to tolerate CPAP.
TGA seizes 40,000 vapes in Qld
01 September, 2023The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has seized over 40,000 vaping products, with an estimated street value of over $1.2 million, in Brisbane.
Lipid-lowering drugs could impair lung function: study
24 July, 2023A study involving 340,000 UK Biobank participants has found that a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs could impair lung function in some patients.
1 in 5 people could be suffering from OSA, but most are unaware
15 May, 2023People with OSA often snore loudly, their breathing starts and stops during the night and they may wake up several times.
NAC releases new First Aid for Asthma Chart
14 April, 2023The National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) has released a significant new chart that provides guidance for the use of preventer and reliever combinations in an emergency.
OSA may directly cause cognitive decline
11 April, 2023Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) often show cognitive deficits, but these have traditionally been attributed to comorbidities such as systemic hypertension, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and type 2 diabetes.
"We can't make the same mistake twice"
21 March, 2023 by Victoria Keays, Partner at Gordon LegalA painful lung disease caused by inhaling harmful levels of silica dust, silicosis is costing Australian tradies their jobs and, ultimately, their lives.
Childhood LRTI linked to premature death: Lancet
10 March, 2023Respiratory infections contracted during early childhood are associated with an increased risk of death from respiratory illness between 26 and 73 years of age.
"Crazy interesting": lung protein that could block COVID-19
10 February, 2023A protein in the lung could form a natural protective barrier to SARS-CoV-2 in humans, as reported by University of Sydney scientists in PLOS Biology.
Virtual lung therapy delivered through a smartphone app
01 August, 2022A browser-based smartphone app delivers therapy for people recovering from surgery and those with lung conditions involving overproduction of mucus.
Asthma preventer medicine overprescribed
01 August, 2022Professor Helen Reddel and colleagues from the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research have written about finding the lowest effective dose to control asthma.
