Respiratory
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WHO asks China for details on respiratory outbreak AAP - 24-11-2023
The World Health Organisation has asked China for details on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, which its China office calls
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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]
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Almost one in five stonemasons in Queensland have a potentially deadly lung disease AAP - 20-01-2020
Screenings of more than 1000 stonemasons in Queensland has revealed almost 20 per cent of the workforce have the potentially fatal lung disease silicosis.
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Bushfires have increased the number of ambulance calls and demands of respiratory mask AAP - 07-01-2020
Poor air quality linked to smoke from bushfires has increased the number of ambulance calls for respiratory problems, as well as demand of respiratory masks.
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Authorities are warning NSW residents over 'damaging' smoke AAP - 12-11-2019
As Sydney's air pollution
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The deadly lung disease silicosis is on the rise in Victoria AAP - 11-09-2019
The deadly lung disease silicosis is on the rise, with 24 Victorian stonemasons diagnosed with the condition in recent months. Victoria is
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Victorian stonemason Karl Hanson had to give up the job he loved after it led to deadly lung disease AAP - 02-05-2019
Victorian father-of-five Karl Hanson loved his job as a stonemason, but it left his lungs riddled with the deadly disease silicosis, and inspired a plea to ban hazardous
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Queensland health minister said that silicosis could become an 'epidemic' AAP - 15-03-2019
The death of a Queensland tradie from silicosis with more cases emerging has sparked concerns the disease could become the next asbestosis.
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The federal government is working on silicosis strategy AAP - 14-03-2019
The federal government is working on ways to address the unfolding silicosis crisis after the death of a Gold Coast man. The federal government
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Group of mine dust victims call for coal levy AAP - 02-03-2019
A victims' group has protested at BHP's Melbourne headquarters to push for a fund to help workers suffering from diseases caused by dust from coal mines.
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Coalmine dust disease victims are planning to confront BHP to ask for a fund AAP - 15-02-2019
A victims group will visit the BHP Billiton office in Brisbane as it pushes for a fund to help workers suffering from diseases caused by dust from coalmines.

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