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
Almost half of all Moon missions fail: Why is space exploration still so hard?
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Almost half of all Moon missions fail: Why is space exploration still so hard?
Wednesday 25 October 2023, 12:00 AM

The Moon – about 400,000km away – the only planetary body humankind has visited to date – crewed craft have a 98 per cent chance of success, much higher than for uncrewed [Image: Mike Petrucci on Unsplash]
Gail Iles takes a retrospective look at missions to the Moon, where it remains tricky in current times to land an uncrewed craft on the surface
In 2019, India attempted to land a spacecraft on the Moon – and ended up painting a kilometres-long streak of debris on its barren surface. Now the In
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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