What sets Supagas apart in delivering medical gases?
01 August, 2025From 3 am emergency deliveries to supporting families and veterinarians with complex medical equipment, Supagas's medical team goes beyond gas supply — offering a level of care that's deeply personal, and crucial in times of need.
Spacers for pressurised metered-dose inhalers — resources released
22 July, 2025To help health professionals ensure patients prescribed a pMDI know how to use a spacer, the National Asthma Council Australia has released a suite of resources.
Report: Fall in gold standard COPD test is cause for concern
25 June, 2025A new national report released today by ACSQHC reveals a dramatic fall in the use of spirometry, a critical diagnostic test for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Stigma around lung disease and cancer must go
24 April, 2025 by Mark Brooke, Chief Executive Officer of Lung Foundation AustraliaData from Lung Foundation Australia's Lived Experience Survey has showed the debilitating effect stigma has on patients. Stigma around lung disease and cancer must go.
ResMed AirTouch N30i tube-up nasal mask for CPAP
29 November, 2024The ResMed AirTouch N30i tube-up nasal mask for CPAP combines softness, breathability, and a durable seal to provide comfort.
No more recreational vaping for Australians. From October, vapes will be sold over the counter at pharmacies
26 June, 2024 by Becky Freeman*, University of SydneyThe Australian Senate is set to pass a bill that will see the end of all vape sales — regardless of nicotine content — from general retailers.
Lung health clinicians and researchers recognised
25 March, 2024Fourteen lung health clinicians and researchers have been recognised as a part of TSANZ's 2024 Respiratory Research Excellence Awards.
New resource to help asthma patients sleep well
11 March, 2024The National Asthma Council of Australia has released a resource to help health professionals treat patients who present with poor asthma control and sleep disturbance.
Getinge Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA)
13 February, 2024Getinge's Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist was developed to use the patient's own neural respiratory drive to control the ventilator.
Study suggests a new way to treat sleep apnoea
16 October, 2023A research team has examined shortcomings in responses to the continuous positive airway machine and found adding combinations of therapies gets results in those unable to tolerate CPAP.
TGA seizes 40,000 vapes in Qld
01 September, 2023The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has seized over 40,000 vaping products, with an estimated street value of over $1.2 million, in Brisbane.
Lipid-lowering drugs could impair lung function: study
24 July, 2023A study involving 340,000 UK Biobank participants has found that a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs could impair lung function in some patients.
1 in 5 people could be suffering from OSA, but most are unaware
15 May, 2023People with OSA often snore loudly, their breathing starts and stops during the night and they may wake up several times.
NAC releases new First Aid for Asthma Chart
14 April, 2023The National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) has released a significant new chart that provides guidance for the use of preventer and reliever combinations in an emergency.
OSA may directly cause cognitive decline
11 April, 2023Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) often show cognitive deficits, but these have traditionally been attributed to comorbidities such as systemic hypertension, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and type 2 diabetes.
