Hi, my name is Ebony, and I have severe eosinophilic asthma. Every year, I dread the arrival of winter and the inevitable firing up of woodfire…
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An air purifier is something to consider before the air gets bad. Air purifiers became a hot ticket item in 2020, when bushfire smoke leached into…
We know asthma and smoking are a bad combination. Asthma involves a narrowing of the airways and smoking exacerbates it. Smoking is also…
Nine-year-old Amber Trappel was sick of smoke stopping her and her younger sister Penny, seven, from playing – so she…
Our volunteers are an integral part of our work at Asthma Australia. This National Volunteer Week, we thank you. At Asthma Australia we are fortunate…
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Asthma in culturally and linguistically diverse communities: How Asthma Australia is helping all Australians to live well with asthma March 21…
STAY ON TOP OF YOUR CHILD’S ASTHMA MANAGEMENT OVER THE HOLIDAYS. It can be easy to get out of routine…
“When I got a call from contract tracers, I was completely shocked…” Ebony has spent 2020 in isolation. For 29–year–old Sydney resident Ebony Wightman, a combination of last summer’s bushfire smoke and the…
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With the bushfire season officially starting, Asthma Australia is here to help people with asthma triggered by bushfire smoke to…
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