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Tag: Respiratory
Daily high-dose ICS linked to adverse heart and lung events: study
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.…
Spirometry still underused in COPD diagnosis, says GP, as new guidance released
All patients aged 35 or older with at least one recurring COPD symptom and risk factor should undergo spirometry, new guidance says. Australia’s first COPD…
Medical Must-See: Clearing the air after a rare cannabis reaction
Smoking more than 10 cannabis joints a day for three days left a computer science student in a perilous situation after he developed acute eosinophilic…
Pharmacists in most states can now sell nicotine vapes without a prescription
Pharmacists can now supply nicotine vapes without a prescription in most Australian states under new laws that have outraged the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. From…
Spot Dx — Why so short of breath after IVF?
Nicki is a 32-year-old who presents with three days of shortness of breath and right-sided pleuritic chest pain. Test your clinical know-how by taking the…
Tobacco giant Philip Morris sells its prescription inhaler business after doctor backlash
US-based tobacco giant Philip Morris International will sell Vectura Group for less than $300 million almost three years after it bought the respiratory medicine company…
Childhood colds and asthma ‘red flags’ for adult rhinosinusitis: Aussie study
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…
Respiratory physician who performed a home cricothyroidotomy on his wife will not face criminal charges
Dr Peter Spencer who performed a home cricothyroidotomy on his wife following a seizure will not face criminal charges but remains barred from practice after…
Asthma council calls for caution with double-length scripts
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…
