Health Report - Separate stories podcast

In the news this week:
Research commissioned by the RACGP shows limited evidence for benefits of community pharmacists prescribing drug treatments for around 20 common and minor conditions
A law change means registered nurses will soon be able to prescribe some PBS medicines
A US study shows disparities in cancer screening rates for LGBTI+ populations, what's happening here in Australia?
Australian cancer trials not following regulations on reporting sex differences
References
Community pharmacist prescribing outcomes in Australia and beyond
Pharmacist prescribing: without evidence, it's the patient who pays
RACGP-commissioned review confirms pharmacist prescribing improves access to care
New law gives registered nurses PBS prescribing rights for the first time
Sexual orientation and gender identity based disparities in colorectal, cervical, and breast cancer screening in the United States
US study on cancer screening access and what it means for AustraliaUSyd CEC response
Australian cancer trials are getting worse at reporting sex differences - putting patients at risk

The AIHW's Australia's Health 2026 report shows that dementia is now the leading cause of death in Australia, rising by 39 percent over the past decade and overtaking coronary heart disease.
Guest/s
Michelle Gourley, Head, Burden of Disease and Mortality Unit, Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing  
References
Australia's health 2026 (AIHW)

A study comparing the diets of Swedish participants at risk of dementia, as well as those who were not provides more evidence for the importance of a healthy diet in prevention of the condition.
Guest/s
Anja Mrhar, Visiting researcher, Aging Research Center at Karolinska Institutet and PhD candidate in Biosciences – Nutrition, University of Ljubljana 
References
Diet Quality and Dementia Risk in Older Adults With Alzheimer Pathology

People diagnosed with septic shock in intensive care units are more likely to die within 5 years of hospitalisation. 
Researchers say more needs to be done to raise awareness of early warning signs to prevent these conditions, and more targeted post admission care and follow up for those who have experienced septic shock.
Guest/s
Professor Andrew Udy, Deputy Director of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University 
References
Long-term survival in patients discharged alive from hospital following an intensive care unit admission with sepsis or septic shock in Australia and New Zealand: an observational cohort study

A look at some of the Health Report correspondence this week.
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