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

We’re proposing changes to how we select topics for guidance production. This is to ensure we focus on what matters most to the health and care system.
In this month’s podcast, we hear from Professor Jonathan Benger, NICE's chief medical officer, and Dr Jeanette Dickson, chair of council at the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, about how this will work.

Changes to guidance topic selection

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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