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
Lighten the load of alcohol harms
Wednesday 31 August 2022, 02:00 AM

New Zealand has the opportunity to make world-leading legislation that will disrupt our unhealthy relationship with alcohol [image: DMPhoto on iStock]
In the first of a new series from Women in Medicine, Orna McGinn writes of a family legacy of harm and a cycle that must be stopped
I thought the UK had an alcohol problem until I came to live in New Zealand
I grew up in an alcoholic family. The phrasing is deliberate. My dad
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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