Bronchodilator responsiveness falls by 8% for each hour of the day that has elapsed, showing the importance of spirometry timing, UK researchers say. The retrospective…
A patient has died at a hospital with no doctors after a telehealth GP prescribed aspirin without knowing of his NSAID hypersensitivity, a coroner has…
New boxed warnings on montelukast advise doctors to stop treatment if patients develop depression, suicidality or other neuropsychiatric symptoms. The TGA slapped warnings on the…
Daily high-dose inhaled corticosteroids are associated with a fourfold increased risk of pneumonia and major adverse cardiac events in adults with asthma, UK researchers say.…
Kids with asthma or frequent URTIs could have a higher risk of chronic rhinosinusitis as adults, according to an Australian study that followed participants from…
Australia’s peak asthma body is urging doctors to be cautious with 60-day dispensing for inhaler medications. Starting this month, patients with asthma will be able…
Patients with at least two asthma exacerbations and multiple courses of oral corticosteroids in a year could be eligible for add-on biologics under specialist care,…
The Queensland Government’s pharmacy prescribing experiment is finally a reality. Pharmacists in the pilot confirmed on Wednesday morning that the State Government had given them…
There is no evidence that a SARS-CoV-2 infection increases the risk of asthma in children, the first study to date on the subject finds. Senior…
GPs may need to step up treatment in patients with asthma-related sleep disturbances despite correct inhaler technique and adherence, according to the National Asthma Council.…
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