HMRI SPECIAL: NEW APPROACH FOR ASTHMA SUFFERERS

Asthma is an all-too common ailment, affecting around 10 per cent of Australians and alarmingly, deaths are on the rise.

Hunter medical researchers have hit on a new approach – a vaccine that could change the way a form of the chronic disease is managed.

In our final story for medical research week, we also examine other work that’s having a big impact for people with lung disease.