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
Majority of New Zealand Doctor medics say ‘no’ to job of helping people to die
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Majority of New Zealand Doctor medics say ‘no’ to job of helping people to die
Thursday 26 April 2018, 11:41 AM

Who gets to administer the fatal injection?
A Horizon Research poll commissioned by New Zealand Doctor suggests widely felt reluctance among doctors to be involved in assisting death in cases of terminal illness and suffering. But male and older doctors may be keener on a change to the law, as Virginia McMillan reports
Even doctors who support a change don’t all want to be the one writing the fatal prescription or administering the fatal injection
Gender and age, Graph 1A, Respondents - graph 1
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