The waivers are part of an effort to boost recruitment numbers after the service failed to meet its recruiting goals in 2023.

Asthma hospitalisations among Māori have decreased, according to a new study, but experts warn there is still a long way to ...

Despite being the third biggest killer in the UK, lung conditions currently only receive 2.5% of public investment spent on ...

The cost of medication to treat asthma, the chronic lung disease, is stopping one in six US adults from taking their ...

Managing asthma and bronchitis requires not only adherence to prescribed medications but also vigilance against environmental ...

Patterns of Asthma Medication Use and Hospital Discharges in Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand highlight a 32% drop in asthma hospitalisations for Māori ...

Every 30 seconds, someone in the world will experience a flare-up of their asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Any attack can be life-threatening, whatever the trigger, and four people die from an asthma attack every day in the UK. Dr Whittamore says: “Every person with asthma will have a ...

A group of 26 health professionals, is calling on the Government to improve access to and awareness of spirometry. It's a test used to investigate the cause of symptoms such as breathlessness, ...

It adds that the most recent data shows that 7,110 people were admitted to UK hospitals with asthma attacks in December 2022. Any attack can be life-threatening, whatever the trigger, and four ...

Hospitals can fight climate change, lower their energy costs and help patients at the same time.

And, severe asthma attacks can be life-threatening. Asthma can be treated using medications, lifestyle treatments, and inhalers. Inhalers are handheld devices that get medicine directly into ...