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
A green new deal as medical devices go circular
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A green new deal as medical devices go circular
Tuesday 4 February 2020, 11:07 AM

Medsalv founder Oliver Hunt, 25, is a young entrepreneur passionate about stopping the health sector from clogging landfills and wasting dollars by throwing out potentially reusable medical devices
Nobody expects a patient’s pillowslip to be “single-use only”. But an estimated 1700 tonnes of equally reusable medical devices are tossed in landfills each year, says award-winning young entrepreneur Oliver Hunt. Fiona Cassie finds out more
Oliver Hunt is an engineer by profession, but medicine is in his blood. His 94-year-old grandmother and late grandfather were GPs, his mum is an endoc
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