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
Williams: ‘They call me and I go’
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Williams: ‘They call me and I go’
Friday 21 October 2022, 01:29 PM

The doctor is called to see an ailing woman on a cold night [image: Jake Weirick on Unsplash]
Greg Judkins considers how a GP poet felt about his patient and his practice one cold American night last century
William Carlos Williams is considered one of the greatest American poets of the 20th century. He was also a general medical practitioner. This is how
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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