Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
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Grey hairs matted
Thursday 22 September 2022, 01:09 PM

Ageism – it's a bit like racism but not as devastating in its effects, writes Jim Vause
There’s a tendency of some officials to assume that older citizens’ cognition has declined along with the pigment in their hair, writes Jim Vause
“Presuming that ‘grey hairs’, with their depigmented follicles and sunlight-damaged facial collagen, have similarly damaged brain cells shows an ignor
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