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
Forget pylons, it’s general practice likely to keel over
Wednesday 3 July 2024, 06:00 AM

You can only remove so many nuts and bolts before stuff just falls over [Image: Lorerock81 on iStock]
The Government’s about face on funding new cancer drugs is cause for celebration but, as welcome as that funding is, general practice is left to languish with a meagre capitation increase, writes editor Barbara Fountain
In a time of health sector cutbacks, job losses and rising living costs, the Government is looking to the public to pay higher copayments to support p
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