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Running an exercise class at 78 with a chronic lung condition

28 May, 2024

Margaret is a role model for those living with COPD, holding exercise classes once a week in her community despite suffering from COPD herself....

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Occupational Respiratory Disease: What you can do to protect yourself

21 March, 2024

Every year in New Zealand, hundreds of people die and thousands are hospitalised after being exposed to harmful contaminants at work....

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Understanding COPD

4 December, 2023

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders, yet most have never even heard of it....

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Discontinuation of Respigen inhaler in New Zealand

19 October, 2023

The Respigen brand of salbutamol inhalers is being discontinued in New Zealand....

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Understanding Oxygen Therapy

15 September, 2023

​Oxygen therapy is given to people who have persistently low levels of oxygen in their blood. It can be useful for some people with lung conditions, lik...

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Stress incontinence and cough

21 June, 2023

Sometimes when you cough it can make you leak a bit of urine accidentally. This is known as stress incontinence. We are going to explore why stress inco...

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Dysfunctional breathing

20 March, 2023

People with lung conditions often experience breathlessness due to the changes in their airways. But sometimes the way that you breathe can also contri...

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Understanding spirometry

20 March, 2023

Spirometry is a simple breathing test that measures the flow and volume of air entering and leaving the lungs to find out how well your lungs are workin...

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Respiratory Achievers' Awards winner Gary Syme

28 February, 2023

Cantabrian Gary Syme received the COPD award in 2023 Asthma and Respiratory Foundation’s Respiratory Achievers’ Awards for his community service to thos...

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COPD Stories

11 November, 2022

To mark World COPD Day, three Kiwis living with the condition share their stories....

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