Asthma deaths up 32% amid fading COVID-19 effect
Increased respiratory virus circulation and complacency around asthma management are driving a spike in asthma-related mortality, a leading GP says. National Asthma Council Australia reported last…
Tag: Respiratory
Pick the perilous pathogen at play in this febrile patient
Ned, a 52-year-old scientist, requests a telehealth consultation. He reports that, for the past few days, he has had generalised myalgia, headaches, chills and has…
New child-specific vaping cessation guidance for GPs ahead of govt crackdown
Tailored advice for under-18s and young adults who use nicotine vapes will be added to the RACGP’s updated smoking cessation guidelines before the end of…
‘Nothing unusual or novel’: WHO responds to respiratory illness clusters in China
The WHO is hosing down fears of another global respiratory illness outbreak following reports of mysterious pneumonia clusters in children in northern China. On Thursday,…
More CPAP masks with magnetic clips recalled
The TGA has issued a recall notice for 12 ResMed CPAP masks amid concerns the magnetic clips could interfere with the function or location of…
Timing ‘critical’ for chronic cough management: updated guidance
Kids with chronic cough and protracted bacterial bronchitis should be treated with antibiotics for up to four weeks, according to updated Australian guidance published this…
Osimertinib-chemo combo boosts progression-free survival in EGFR-mutated lung cancer: study
Adding chemotherapy to oral osimertinib in patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated non-small cell lung cancer prolongs progression-free survival by up to nine months,…
Switch patients to inhalers amid Ventolin nebule shortage: leading GP
A looming shortage of low-dose salbutamol nebules is an opportunity to switch patients with asthma to a metered-dose inhaler, says a leading GP. The TGA’s…
Spot Dx — What does this chest X-ray show?
Kay, a 27-year-old casually employed male of North African origin, walks into the clinic with a mild but persistent cough that has troubled him for…
Infectious diseases doctor warns coming pertussis outbreak a ‘sleeping bear’
A leading infectious diseases paediatrician says an outbreak of pertussis is on the horizon and could infect tens of thousands of Australians going into the…
