Some evidence suggests the immune response to asthma may offer some protection against COVID.
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Nebulisers deliver life-saving medications yet they increase the risk of spreading COVID-19 in hotel quarantine.
In the UK alone, around one in 11 children have asthma.
Evidence is mounting that suggests a link between cooking with gas and asthma in children.
Five respiratory viruses everyone should know about.
Proto-medicines which activated “free fatty acid receptor 4” were able to relax the lungs and airways in both mice and human lung tissue samples.
There are multiple health risks in living close to waste sites, with substantial racial and income differences playing a major role.
There is a low incidence of asthma in populations infected by parasitic worms. Now research has identified molecules secreted by these worms that could prevent or suppress asthma.
An unexpected silver lining for children.
In South Asia, days with both extreme heat and extreme pollution are expected to increase 175% by 2050. Separately, the health effects are bad; together they will likely be worse.
Advice based on the best available evidence.
With the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources are now in deeper trouble.
After a 5-year review, the EPA is leaving US standards for fine particle air pollution unchanged, even though recent studies suggest that tightening them could save thousands of lives yearly.
With the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources are now in deeper trouble.
Asthma rescue inhalers are in short supply, and asthma sufferers are worried about the risks they face from COVID-19. A doctor answers six key questions.
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.
American Indians and Alaska Natives are the most impoverished and marginalized group in the US. Tribes are working to protect their people from the coronavirus, but they have few resources to do so.
Millions of Australians far from the bushfires’ direct path have been affected by smoke haze. Here’s everything we know about the effects of bushfire smoke on our health.
Bushfire smoke is making it difficult for some people to breathe. Those with asthma are at particular risk, but not everyone with the condition has been diagnosed. Here’s what to look out for.
More evidence that vaping may be harmful to your health.
Top contributors
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Respiratory Allergy Stream Co-chair, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Professor and Head, Allergy Research Group, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupation Health, University of California, Irvine; University of Southern California
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Head, Respiratory Program, George Institute for Global Health; UNSW ; University of Sydney
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Honorary Associate Professor
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Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Climate Sciences, Duke University
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Associate Professor of Botany, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Conjoint Lecturer, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences, University of Canberra
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Scientia Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW
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Scientific Officer in Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds
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Professor, Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa Barbara
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Head of the Respiratory Clinic and Reader in Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent
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Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University
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Brett Montgomery is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Western Australia