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
Madness, miscarriages and incest: Real-life royal families have seen it all throughout history
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Madness, miscarriages and incest: Real-life royal families have seen it all throughout history
Wednesday 14 September 2022, 12:00 AM

The Duke and Duchess of York with their daughters, Anne (centre) and Mary (left) – later Queen Mary II and Queen Anne – painted by Peter Lely and Benedetto Gennari II, circa 1668–1685; Queen Anne gave birth to 18 children
Events in fictional dramas often reflect happenings in real life, with royal history being filled with tales of ill-health and concerns about their dynasty, as discussed by Kristie Patricia Flannery and Sarah Bendall
Television show House of the Dragon chronicles the fall of the fictional Targaryen dynasty some two centuries before life on the continent of Westeros, St Michael's Mount Cornwall CR Todd Wood Unsplash, St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall, UK, an island castle, was one of the filming locations for fantasy series House of the Dragon [image: Todd Wood on Uns
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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Duke and Duchess with their two daughters [image: Wikimedia Commons public domain]