Our People

OHS has significant health and social impacts.

Lung infections are the no 1 cause of death in the chronically ill.

Australia has one of the highest allergy prevalence rates in the world.

Asthma is more common in children than adults & more common in boys than girls.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide problem, including in Australia.

OSA can have serious impacts on health and daily life.

Poor sleep is associated with brain-ageing related health problems.

In Australia, there are approximately 3,000 patients with cystic fibrosis.

Insomnia can impact your attention, mood and daytime function.

Advancing the field of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment as never before.

LAM is a rare cystic lung disease which is unique to women.

People with narcolepsy have sleep attacks during the daytime.

COPD affects more than 464,000 Australians aged 45 or over.

1 in 3 women and 1 in 10 men with lung cancer have no history of smoking.

The average shift worker sleeps one hour a day less than non-shift workers.

RBD can be a danger to both people with RBD and their bed partners.

Asthma affects over 2.5 million Australians, or 1 in 9 people.

1 in 3 women and 1 in 10 men with lung cancer have no history of smoking.

Poor sleep has substantial economic and social cost.