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
Three reasons to be cheerful in spite of difficult year for Māori health
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Three reasons to be cheerful in spite of difficult year for Māori health
Wednesday 11 December 2024, 12:30 AM

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Gabrielle Baker considers the challenges faced by the Māori health sector in 2024, but finds there are positives to highlight
This year has been bleak for Māori health – at a national level anyway.
A combination of the disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, through legislati
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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References
- Online article. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke and the haka that’s been seen 700 million times by a worldwide audience. New Zealand Herald 17 November 2024.
- Online article. Perese, Daniel. Hīkoi mo te Tiriti: Why more than 42,000 people joined in on the final day. Te Ao Maori News 19 November 2024.
- Online article. Natanahira, Tuwhenuaroa. Veteran alcohol harm reduction campaigner's message for non-Māori organisations. RNZ 22 March 2024.
- Government briefing paper (proactively released). Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): current work and future opportunities. 7 March 2024. See: tinyurl.com/FASD-paper
- Te Whatu Ora. The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Diagnostic Guidelines for Aotearoa (New Zealand) 2024. See: tinyurl.com/FASD-guide
- Litmus. Research to inform the FASD Action Plan. 11 March 2024. See: tinyurl.com/FASD-research
- See for example, Te Tauraki (the IMPB for the Ngāi Tahu Takiwā): tetauraki.co.nz/whanau-maori-voice/
- Te Whata. 2023 Census data. He whata kai, he whata kōrero, inā he māramatanga. https://tewhata.io/