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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Doctors don’t know
Wednesday 24 April 2019, 10:48 AM

The code of ethics as applied to the debate over doctor-assisted dying
It seems our ethics on this matter are plagued by opinion, beliefs, flawed interpretation of evidence and biases of individual professional realms
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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PMCID: PMC2563356
PMID: 17145910
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