Respiratory health
These suburbs are a hotspot for childhood asthma, but they have something else in common
A new report finds that children living in this Melbourne area are much more likely to be hospitalised for asthma than anywhere else across the state.
- Henrietta Cook and Melissa Cunningham
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The rare rat virus behind cruise ship deaths
The deadly virus is contracted after exposure to rodent faeces, urine or saliva, with further cases suspected on board a vessel.
- Rachel Rasker
Mackenzie was enjoying a refreshing drink on a cold day. Then she suddenly couldn’t breathe
Mackenzie Sinclair was walking through a bustling Melbourne Central last spring when she realised she could no longer breathe.
- Broede Carmody
- Analysis
- Science
How bad science warped our ideas about black mould
Fear of toxic black mould infects public consciousness. Should you panic about its health impacts?
- Angus Dalton
The toxic blooms hiding in many of our homes – and a new way to find them
Scientists are repurposing an agricultural device to better detect indoor levels of an airborne health hazard.
- Angus Dalton
Sick leave soars amid flu, COVID and cold collision
The storm of flu, pneumonia, colds and other germs circulating this winter drove a massive surge in the number of Australians taking sick leave.
- Kate Aubusson
- Editorial
- Coronavirus pandemic
Willingness to review and learn necessary for post-COVID response
It was, as was often said, “unprecedented times”, and Australians placed their faith in the public health response.
- The Herald's View
‘It’s quite unusual’: The five infections making Queenslanders so sick
The preferred antibiotic to treat ‘walking pneumonia’ in children is in short supply, as a wave of respiratory illnesses spreads across Queensland.
- Marissa Calligeros
- Exclusive
- Smoking & vaping
‘Russian roulette’: Teens suffer seizures, vomiting after using Snapchat vapes
Six young people have presented to emergency departments with seizures, loss of consciousness and vomiting within days of each other.
- Mary Ward
The drug that saved Jess Ragusa’s life, and gave her a baby
Cooper Ragusa is part of what has been called the “Trikafta baby boom” since the groundbreaking cystic fibrosis drug was first subsidised for Australians a year ago.
- Angus Thomson