Interesting articles about respiratory related topics
8 June, 2021
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, or IPF, is a rare and serious condition that affects the delicate tissues of the lungs....
When Nick Ashill’s mother was diagnosed with IPF in 2012, he and his family knew nothing about the condition....
We breathe in and we breathe out; it sounds simple but breathing is complex....
8 March, 2021
It may be surprising, but asthma inhalers have a significant carbon footprint – in particular metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) which make up over 70% of the...
The decision to build an eHaus shouldn’t be one just based on the architects and builders in the team, or the region they operate from – it’s about the ...
Thunderstorm asthma had previously been considered unlikely to occur in New Zealand due to our weather patterns not thought to pose a risk. However, rec...
In this series, we will be highlighting a range of respiratory-related devices and explaining best practice on how to use these. In this issue, we demon...
1 December, 2020
Every year, thousands of people in New Zealand are hospitalised after being exposed to airborne contaminants at work. Often these contaminants can’t be ...
We’ve heard of smoke, pollen and exercise being asthma triggers, but what about sulphites? This lesser-known trigger has been shown to cause wheezing, c...
COPD is a condition that affects over 200,000 Kiwis but remains woefully undiagnosed. COPD is the fourth most common cause of death in New Zealand, and ...
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