Hospitals and Healthcare

But those who used steroids to treat their asthma appeared to have an elevated risk for fewer cancers than those who didn't treat their asthma with steroids.

A new study suggests that many patients aren’t waiting between puffs on their inhalers and may not be deriving the full benefits of the drugs.

More kids these days have asthma, and more people in the Western world, so do we know what causes it in the first place?

Omar Moujalled wandered outside his family’s Greenvale home at about 6pm to collect a couple of cushions from the yard.

New research shows that children who live in greener neighbourhoods are less likely to develop asthma, and that the more diverse the plant life is, the more they are protected.

University of Melbourne research has found asthma is associated with childhood fractures for boys but not for girls, possibly because girls' bones mature faster

Asthmatics waiting until dangerous flare ups before taking medication

Some foods can affect how well your lungs function, how often you have asthma attacks and how well your puffer works. Here’s what to eat if you have asthma.

Not only have asthma attack rates decreased during the pandemic, evidence suggests people with asthma are not at increased risk of severe outcomes from COVID.

The pandemic was a big social experiment that sent asthma attacks plummeting.

A new set of guidelines recognizes the complexity in the interaction between a patient’s genetics and the environment.

It's a puzzle that has doctors baffled: why do otherwise healthy migrants become asthmatic soon after moving to Australia? 

A study led by the University of Melbourne finds asthma sufferers can modify their risk of serious lung conditions in later life by controlling their asthma now

New University of Melbourne research finds that living near a major road in middle age raises your risk of asthma by about 50% compared with those further away.