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All of the stories that matter this week, reviewed on The Wire Weekly. Produced By: Roderick Chambers First aired on The Wire, Saturday 8 March 2025
allergy
New allergy platform for regional and rural doctors
Last week, a new platform was launched to support doctors in regional and rural Australia to treat allergies. Allergy Assist is a platform providing doctors in regional and rural areas with access to an application, where they can submit a case and a group of specialist doctors will respond to it in 48 hours. The …
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New study: air pollution in infancy linked to increased peanut allergy
A new study from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and University of Melbourne found that higher levels of air pollution during infancy are linked to an increased risk of developing peanut allergies, the allergies can last throughout childhood. This research is the first to use oral food challenges to examine this connection, suggesting that improving …
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New allergy treatment set to hit Australia
Immunity Group Australia was founded by Dr Douglas Jones, a globally recognised expert on food adverse reactions, and Dr. Nina Markovic, both dedicated to advancing food allergy research, diagnostics, and treatment. Over the past decade, Dr. Jones’s food allergy treatment centre in the U.S. has treated more than 2,500 patients, helping them achieve “food freedom.” …