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Jess breathes easy, thanks to lung donor

AAP - 10-07-2022

She couldn't breathe, couldn't eat, couldn't move. Twenty-four-year-old Jess Ackland's lungs had collapsed and she was dying.[subscribe]

 
SA to expand respiratory clinics

AAP - 09-07-2022

South Australia will expand four respiratory clinics across Adelaide amid rising COVID-19 and influenza cases. The clinics, originally established for coronavirus

 
Critical cystic fibrosis drug now on PBS

AAP - 27-03-2022

Thousands of people living with a life-threatening disorder will have access to a ground-breaking drug at a fraction of the price after it was placed on the pharmaceutical

 
Vic introduces silica licensing scheme

AAP - 15-11-2021

Victoria will become the first state or territory in Australia to launch a licensing scheme to protect construction workers from exposure to deadly silica dust particles.

 
Respiratory health worries on the rise

AAP - 14-11-2021

Australians have become increasingly conscious of respiratory health and hygiene in public, with more than eight in 10 likely to have changed their attitudes towards it compared

 
Persistent cough could be warning signs of cancer

AAP - 08-09-2021

People with a persistent cough should talk to their GP to rule out the potential for lung disease or lung cancer, Lung Foundation Australia says.

 
Researchers found out immune cell decay curbs antiviral response

AAP - 27-01-2021

Australian researchers believe a decay in specific immune cells found in the lung could partly explain why older people struggle to overcome viruses.

 
Inhaler could be used to treat COVID-19

AAP - 06-07-2020

Queensland researchers have joined forces with a team in the United Kingdom to test a common medication they hope could be used to treat COVID-19.

 
Smoking cannabis causes bronchitis and changes to lung function

Health Times - 20-05-2020

Cannabis is harmful to the lungs, but in a different way to tobacco, causing significant respiratory symptoms such as bronchitis with evidence to suggest it can result in

 
Unions and law firms call grow for national silicosis response

AAP - 06-02-2020

Unions and law firms are calling for national assistance and guidelines for workers who are in danger of contracting a deadly lung disease. Ben

 

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