Respiratory

University of Queensland scientists are honing in on drug resistant tuberculosis (TB), in a project which could lead to new antibiotics. The UQ team has

Admissions have been stopped at a far north Queensland hospital after patients and staff began showing symptoms of a respiratory illness. Staff

Australians embarking on DIY home renovations are at risk of contracting asbestos-related diseases and doctors are being warned to look out for it.

Queensland's minister for mines has announced a plan to tackle black lung disease, which affects coal miners, after five confirmed cases in the state.

Seafarers and cleaners are most likely to develop COPD, a type of lung disease, according to the unexpected results of a UK study. Cleaners,

Experts say pre-migration screening of immigrant children for TB needs be improved. Children born overseas make up more than half of Australia's

In a few years biotech company Novavax Inc's jab could become the first vaccine approved in the US against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.

US researchers say millions of current and former smokers may be suffering from undiagnosed lung disease. More than half of current and former

Many asthmatics who believe their asthma is mild or moderate are not taking necessary precautions to keep their condition in check. Many