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How to protect your lungs from COPD

22:17 pm on 15 November 2022

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - or COPD - is the fourth leading cause of death in New Zealand, yet very few people have ever heard of it.

Dr James Fingleton from the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation says many people mistake the symptoms of COPD as a natural part of aging or declining fitness levels, and thus is on a mission to raise awareness.

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