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
Death: Not all doom and gloom
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Death: Not all doom and gloom
Thursday 17 November 2022, 10:19 AM

“We were encouraged to laugh (and pray) with patients and even ask them how they felt about dying” [Image: Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash]
A family funeral has Barbara Docherty reminiscing about past attitudes to death where there’s always a place for humour
“He told me many times he wasn’t afraid to die: ‘I just don’t want to be there when it happens’”
I’m taking a risk by saying that I enjoyed a fu
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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