A wet cough for four weeks means it’s time to get it checked out

Lung disease can often be prevented with culturally appropriate health care and information. Pamela LaridAs respiratory clinicians, we have been conducting outreach clinics to the Kimberley, in northern Western Australia, for about ten years, treating children with bronchiectasis, a chronic lung disease in which the breathing tubes in the lungs are damaged. If left untreated, bronchiectasis can eat away at the lungs and cause devastating long-term effects. Our research, published today in the journal Respirology, shows how Aboriginal health providers, visiting clinicians, and Aboriginal families can work together to detect illness that may lead to bronchiectasis as symptoms first appear, using local language, stories, and resources. These resources, including an animated video, highlight that chronic wet cough, in the absence of any other symptom or sign,

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