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
Decisions pending: Make it, take it, fake it
Wednesday 10 April 2024, 05:00 AM

Decision-making as a precursor to decision-taking – there is a difference [Image: Varyna Bondarchuk on iStock]
Not words again! In the continuing saga that is an editor’s lot, Barbara Fountain finds herself puzzling over a politician’s choice of words, which leads down a dubious path
The emphatic use of an imperious “take” where an occasional “make” might suffice, sat uneasy with my editor sensibilities
Prime minister Christop
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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