A new generation of drugs could ‘switch off’ asthma, effectively curing it. That would mean no more puffers and no more flare-ups.
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We don’t yet know if people with asthma are more susceptible to serious outcomes if they get COVID-19. But there’s plenty asthmatics can do to minimise the impact of any viral infection.
Authors
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Program Lead, Food Governance, George Institute for Global Health
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Senior Professorial Fellow, George Institute for Global Health
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Professor of Psychology, George Institute for Global Health
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Head, Respiratory Program, George Institute for Global Health; UNSW ; University of Sydney
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Co-Director of Global Chronic and Complex Diseases, George Institute for Global Health
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Research Fellow in Food Policy, George Institute for Global Health
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Professor and the Head of the Nutrition Science Program, George Institute for Global Health
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Associate Professor, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW, and Program Head, Injury Division, George Institute for Global Health
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Researcher in Food Policy, George Institute for Global Health
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Associate professor, George Institute for Global Health
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Professor of Musculoskeletal Health, Head of Musculoskeletal Program, George Institute for Global Health
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Program Director of Food Policy, George Institute for Global Health
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Cardiologist and Research Fellow, Cardiovascular Program, George Institute for Global Health
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PhD Candidate, Food Policy, George Institute for Global Health
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Research Fellow, Health Systems Science, George Institute for Global Health