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
Wait long enough and the wheel of democracy turns
Wednesday 23 September 2020, 05:15 AM

Veteran journalist Martin Johnston recalls the long-ago announcement of a new Auckland City Hospital
Martin Johnston’s early health reporting was when democracy returned to health boards, and now, a generation later, he writes, it may be on the way out again
It was an exciting time to start covering health. Democracy had been rediscovered at health boards, meeting doors were thrown open and, in central Auc
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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