First Nations Australians are more likely to present to hospital with asthma and allergies – new research

By Desalegn Markos Shifti, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Child Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
Jennifer Koplin, Group Leader, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology, The University of Queensland
Renarta Whitcombe, Public Health Officer, Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Indigenous Knowledge

A recent study found First Nations Australians were twice as likely to present to an emergency department with asthma or other allergy-related illnesses.

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