Interesting articles about respiratory related topics
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....
21 March, 2024
Every year in New Zealand, hundreds of people die and thousands are hospitalised after being exposed to harmful contaminants at work....
4 December, 2023
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders, yet most have never even heard of it....
19 October, 2023
The Respigen brand of salbutamol inhalers is being discontinued in New Zealand....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
11 November, 2022
To mark World COPD Day, three Kiwis living with the condition share their stories....
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