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
Saying goodbye by phone: Death in lockdown
Wednesday 29 September 2021, 01:30 AM

The view as reporter Fiona Cassie drove into Taranaki recently for the Alert Level 3 funeral of her elderly father, who died during lockdown
PERSONAL STORY
Fiona Cassie shares her experience of being unable to say goodbye to her father at his bedside when he died
It was a 1970s’ veteran Ford Galaxy hearse – which he specially requested as he loved big American cars
When your father is frail and 90, your br
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