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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GPs: underpaid compared with specialist peers. Overloaded with admin. Stressed out by the pressures of COVID-19. No longer aspirational to med-school graduates. Diagnosis: a profession in need of urgent treatment
Stick shifts are dying. When they go, something bigger than driving will be lost
A video of a North Carolina beach house being dismembered by a voracious ocean was a viral hit this spring. But it won’t be long before the novelty wears off.
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A new online dating survey shows nearly half of straight women over the age of 50 say they never use protection against sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Vice President of the Australian Medical Association, Dr Chris Moy has slammed both parties for not presenting any “coherent policy for health”, calling for more hospital funding and general practice investment amid major delays and staff shortage
Liam’s* crowdfunding campaign page is direct: his “sole purpose is to survive”.
“For me, healing is not possible, because of what has happened,” Tyrone Marks told New Zealand’s royal commission into abuse in care on Monday. “I still carry on however, as normally as possible.”