National Talk Black 050424
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Dr Karam Kostner, Associate Professor of Medicine at the The University of Queensland and Director of Cardiology at Mater Hospital, talking about how first-in-class treatment is now listed on PBS to lower and maintain cholesterol. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents a significant public health burden, with a quarter of all deaths in Australia attributable to ASCVD as an underlying cause, and one in three Australian adults living with high cholesterol levels. Now listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), Novartis’ new treatment, Leqvio®, is the first and only small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy to lower LDL-C. This first-in-class treatment option has the potential to transform patient care and help improve the lives of individuals living with ASCVD.
Professor Robert Booy, Infectious Disease Expert has worked at the University of Sydney in the fields of vaccinology, epidemiology and infectious diseases, is talking about how at-risk Australians now have access to a cell-based flu vaccine on a National Immunisation Program. For the first time in Australia, a cell-based flu vaccine is available on the National Immunisation Program (NIP) to protect at-risk Australians from the flu. Flucelvax QUAD, developed by Australian company CSL Seqirus, is available for free via the NIP to Australians at higher risk of complications from the flu, including: Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander peoples aged five to 64-years-old; pregnant women; and people aged five to 64-year-old with co-existing medical conditions.
Glenys Duncombe, Fundraising and Marketing Manager for Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, talking about patients accessing the Dimbulah Primary Health Care Centre will have almost immediate access to blood test results, thanks to support from the Rotary FNQ Field Days. Through the Mareeba Hospital Friends of the Foundation, a subsidiary of the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation, FNQ Rotary Field Days donated $10,000 for equipment, which is already making a difference.
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