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
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Wednesday 31 July 2024, 06:00 AM

Our editor finds herself floored thanks to a dose of COVID-19 and a bump on the head. But is it that, or the comings and goings of the board of Te Whatu Ora, that is doing her head in? [Image: Parker Coffman on Unsplash]
Caught between packing boxes and health sector shake-ups, Barbara Fountain looks back on a fortnight of COVID-19 recovery, unexpected bumps and the latest in reforms
Now it is just Lester, one of the few folk in the upper echelons of the health sector to be recognised by a single name
It has been a crazy fortn
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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