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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The US has approved its first treatment for peanut allergies in children
Some recent studies in rodents have suggested that lithium may help treat Alzheimer’s disease
As the local health IT industry gears up for next week's HL7 International working group meeting in Sydney, the big news this week has come from the US, where the full details of the massive $US145 million fine levied against practice management system vendor Practice Fusion were revealed
The Southern District Health Board is preparing a strategic case to adopt "generalism" at Dunedin Hospital. Mike Houlahan asks what generalism is, and what it might mean for patients and doctors
The number of British people choosing to pay for private hospital surgery has soared with the total amount spent doubling in six years to £1.1bn
Experts say cervical cancer could be eliminated in England through a combination of the vaccine and NHS screening
Overexercising and undereating, which can cause relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S), can affect fertility, bone density, energy levels and all body systems
UK health service will not gain commercial benefit from future Amazon products using its data
After 44 years of campaigning, Australian football veteran Neil Sachse hopes the development of new digital imaging techniques are set to change the way spinal injuries are treated
Patients in hospital should get used to seeing their doctors less as the health service reaches “crunch point”, one of the UK’s top medics has warned