We speak to Consultant Respiratory Physician Dr Hitasha Rupani, Medicines Consultant Clinical Adviser at NICE Jonathan Underhill and asthma patient Sheba Joseph about NICE’s recently published patient decision aid on asthma inhalers and climate change. The aid supports people with asthma to consider whether they might be able to use inhalers which have a smaller carbon footprint as part of their treatment plan. You can view the patient decision aid by visiting the NICE website: https://bit.ly/3fnLt1K

New patient decision aid on asthma inhalers and climate change

In this episode, we discuss recent analysis showing significant disparities in SGLT-2 inhibitor prescriptions for people with type 2 diabetes in England.

We also explore how our new draft recommendations for these medications could increase uptake with our three guests.

They are: Dr Waqaar Shah, chair of the type 2 diabetes guideline committee; Dr Soon Song, consultant physician and diabetologist at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Dr Rahul Mohan, a GP and secretary of the Primary Care Diabetes Society.

Learn more about: www.nice.org.uk/news/articles/wom…r-type-2-diabetes

Read our draft guideline for type 2 diabetes medicines management: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/gid-ng10336/documents/450

Treating type 2 diabetes with SGLT-2 inhibitors

How much does family history affect the chances of being diagnosed with breast cancer and what are the early warning signs? We speak to Professor Andrew Wardley, Breast Cancer Medical Oncologist at The Christie Hospital, Manchester, and Geneva Rhodes, a current patient at The Christie and patient advocate.

Breast Cancer: The significance of family history and looking for early warning signs

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