Vaping: risky business or sensible quit strategy?
08 April, 2020 by Jane AllmanE-cigarettes containing nicotine are illegal in Australia. Some health experts believe they shouldn't be...
COVID-19 risks for smokers
07 April, 2020Are smokers more likely to contract COVID-19 than non-smokers? Are they likely to have worse outcomes? Two academics from UNSW Sydney discuss how coronavirus affects smokers.
Taskforce creates clinical guidelines for COVID-19
06 April, 2020The National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce is developing 'living guidelines' to provide updated, evidence-based guidance to clinicians caring for COVID-19 patients.
University of Queensland asked to rapidly develop coronavirus vaccine
24 January, 2020The university has been asked to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus that could be available worldwide in as little as six months.
Old whooping cough vaccine could protect against food allergies
24 January, 2020 by Jane AllmanA retrospective study has shown that the whooping cough vaccine discontinued in the late 1990s may play an important role in protecting against food allergies.
Brisbane suspects novel coronavirus case
21 January, 2020Queensland Health is testing a man for coronavirus (2019-nCoV) after he returned from central China with a respiratory illness.
To wear a mask or not this bushfire season?
21 January, 2020 by Amy SarcevicIf you're a healthcare professional, you've likely been asked this question — or some variation of it — countless times this bushfire season: is it worth wearing a mask or not?
Superbug fears for whooping cough
20 January, 2020UNSW Sydney researchers are calling for a new whooping cough vaccine in the face of a rise of evolving strains that can evade vaccine-generated immunity.
Faster, Safer, Easier.
17 December, 2019Designed in consultation with healthcare professionals, the revolutionary INHALO® design integrates cylinder, valve, regulator and flowmeter into a single, robust, lightweight and reliable unit.
Health sector unites to urge govt action on bushfire smoke
17 December, 2019A joint statement from 28 health and medical groups urges the federal and NSW governments to respond to the public health emergency created by the air pollution from bushfire smoke.
Bushfires + wind + pollen spell bad news for asthmatics
22 November, 2019The National Asthma Council Australia has highlighted the risk of serious asthma and hayfever episodes given the forecasted weather conditions in the eastern states.
Phone app 'hears' child ear infections
24 May, 2019A small paper cone, combined with a smartphone app, can identify ear infections in young children.
Nicotine found in 'nicotine-free' products
19 January, 2019Australian researchers found nicotine in six varieties of 'nicotine-free' e-cigarette liquids bought online and over the counter from Australian suppliers.
Eczema drug relieves severe asthma
25 May, 2018Patients with difficult-to-control asthma are experiencing greater symptom improvement on an eczema drug than on standard therapies.
Drs should prescribe e-cigarettes
13 April, 2018Increased evidence that e-cigarettes help smokers quit means doctors have an ethical obligation to prescribe them when other options fail.
