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With pollen season upon us, Healthcare Handbook editor and clinical pharmacist Carmen Pope discusses the causes, symptoms and treatment of hay fever

Mark Thomas and Stephen Ritchie explain how dramatically reducing antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections can make life better for patients, and for the health system

New guidelines for asthma management were published in 2020. Pharmacist prescriber Helen Cant outlines what has changed in guideline recommendations and, in collaboration with medical writer Gayle Robins, discusses strategies for reducing the disproportionate asthma burden in Māori and Pacific peoples

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Fookes discusses asthma, from its pathophysiology to currently recommended treatments

Christchurch pharmacist Sarah Mooney discusses the causes of asthma and the effects it can have on children, before delving into treatments and how you can help improve adherence to these

Occupational health expert David McBride looks at the association between occupation and rheumatoid arthritis, and highlights the lungs as an initial site of inflammation and autoimmunity