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
So much was stuffed up by so few: A year in health – memorable for all the wrong reasons
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So much was stuffed up by so few: A year in health – memorable for all the wrong reasons
Wednesday 14 December 2022, 02:00 AM

Historic UK leader Winston Churchill acknowledged airmen were owed a huge debt; not so, the decision-makers of New Zealand’s health system this year, according to Ian Powell [Image: NZD]
Health system chaos and failed leadership are a dismal tale from 2022 and they bode ill for the Labour Government, Ian Powell opines
The everyday reality for the health system is bad news wherever one looks
One of former British prime minister Winston Churchill’s best-known quo, Ian Powell, Ian Powell
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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