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
A nationwide case of PTSD
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A nationwide case of PTSD
Tuesday 19 March 2019, 02:13 PM
![The crowd at the Basin Reserve for the Wellington Vigil for the Christchurch Mosque shootings, 17 March 2019 [photo: Ballofstring/WikiCommons]](/sites/default/files/styles/cropped_image_16_7_/public/2019-03/800px-The_Wellington_Vigil_for_Christchurch_4.jpg?itok=kr8igOtI)
The crowd at the Basin Reserve for the Wellington vigil for the Christchurch mosque shootings, 17 March 2019 [photo: Ballofstring/WikiCommons]
We can’t help our emotions but it is possible to control gun ownership and the live airing of violence, writes GP Jim Vause
Our personal need to express, in a public manner, our empathy, outrage, grief and support for those suffering is exactly what the crime’s perpetrator
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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i A belief in meritocracy is not only false: it’s bad for you. Clifton Mark. Aeon. Available online at https://aeon.co/ideas/a-belief-in-meritocracy-is-not-only-false-its-bad-for-you