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
The New Zealand Medical Journal is out on Friday
The New Zealand Medical Journal is out on Friday

New Zealand Medical Journal Vol 133 No 1508.
EDITORIAL
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ARTICLES
Medical cannabis: knowledge and expectations in a cohort of North Island New Zealand general practitioners
Karen Oldfield, Irene Braithwaite, Richard Beasley, Allie Eathorne, Giles Newton-Howes, Alex Semprini
Trends in length of stay following acute coronary syndrome hospitalisation in New Zealand 2006–2016: ANZACS-QI 32 study
Tom Kai Ming Wang, Corina Grey, Yannan Jiang, Rod Jackson, Andrew Kerr
Stage at diagnosis for Māori cancer patients: disparities, similarities and data limitations
Jason Gurney, James Stanley, Chris Jackson, Diana Sarfati
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in New Zealand; a retrospective review
Mary Brennan, Shona Scott, Peter Bergin
Impact of human papillomavirus vaccination on rates of abnormal cervical cytology and histology in young New Zealand women
Carrie RH Innes, Jonathan A Williman, Bryony J Simcock, Phil Hider, Margaret Sage, Kieran Dempster-Rivett, Beverley A Lawton, Peter H Sykes
Career outcomes of students of an intercalated MBChB/PhD: experience from New Zealand
Yassar Alamri, Tim J Wilkinson
Media representation of chronic pain in Aotearoa New Zealand—a content analysis of news media
Hemakumar Devan, Jessica Young, Ceonne Avery, Liv Elder, Yulia Khasyanova, Dominic Manning, Morghan Scrimgeour, Rebecca Grainger
New Zealand should introduce nationwide pulse oximetry screening for the detection of critical congenital heart disease and other hypoxaemic conditions in the newborn
Elza Cloete, Thomas L Gentles, Frank H Bloomfield, for the Pulse Oximetry Screening Steering Committee
VIEWPOINT
Teeth or no teeth: exploring punitive measures for adults smoking in cars containing children in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Frank Houghton, Diane O’Doherty, Ben Houghton
CLINICAL CORRESPONDENCE
Murphy’s law in force: sequential adverse events encountered during the treatment of Pneumocystis pneumonia (cotrimoxazole-induced acute peripheral neuropathy and primaquine-induced methemoglobinemia)
Puneet Saxena, Valliappan Muthu, Sahajal Dhooria, Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Kuruswamy Thurai Prasad, Ritesh Agarwal
RESEARCH LETTER
Antenatal rubella serology is useful for reassuring pregnant women that they are likely to be immune to measles
Timothy K Blackmore, Maxim Bloomfield, Sarah Burge, Kirsty Low, Marina Dzhelali, Annette Nesdale
LETTER
Response to Ben Gray: Sun protection policy in New Zealand
Bronwen McNoe, Anthony Reeder
100 YEARS AGO IN THE NZMJ
Unilateral Renal Haematuria
By ALFRED C. SANDSTON, F.R.C.S.E., Hon. Surgeon and Surgeon to the Genito-Urinary Clinique, Christchurch Hospital