Alfred Health
Respiratory specialists at The Alfred are urging people with asthma to review their medication after new research found one quarter of people who use inhaler controllers receive potentially toxic cumulative doses of oral corticosteroid.
A tablet used to treat chronic hayfever could protect sufferers from future thunderstorm asthma events, researchers at The Alfred have found.
Spring marks the start of thunderstorm asthma season (1 September – 31 December) and doctors at the Alfred Hospital are urging people to start taking preventative measures, even if they have not suffered from asthma before.
Asthma sufferers who use illicit substances are up to eight times more likely to end up in intensive care than other asthma sufferers who are admitted to hospital, a new study from The Alfred has revealed.