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6 NEWS IN BRIEF NEWS UPDATE Acknowledgement on World Pharmacists Day Friday September 25 is World Pharmacists Day and a time to reflect on the great work pharmacists do to ensure the communities they serve have access to the best possible medications and care. retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/acknowledging-al...- pharmacists-day/ Guild seeks law reform for small business survival Although short-term relief is welcome, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia WA Branch is calling for long-term legislation reform to ensure additional certainty for community pharmacies facing financial hardship due to the Covid-19 pandemic. retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/guild-wants-refo...usiness- survival/ Covid-19 subsidised health measures extended A number of Medicare-subsidised Covid-19 health measures, including telehealth and pathology services, GP-led respiratory clinics, home medicines delivery, and public and private hospital services, have been extended for a further six months (to March 31 2021), with the Morrison government announcing last month it will be investing more than $2 billion to extend these services. retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/covid-19-health-measures- extended/ New app set to make filling scripts easier Medmate, a new Australian app launched in July, is set to make fulfilling medication prescriptions “as simple as ordering a meal from Uber Eats”. retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/new-app-set-to-m...g-scripts- easier/ ‘Competition, innovation’ in insurance claims LanternPay, a payment solution in the health insurance and disability sectors, has partnered with Medibank and software company Civica to “inject competition and innovation” into private health insurance claims. retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/competition-and-...health- insurance/ Avoiding future medical supply crises Australia must boost investment in university start-ups to strengthen the nation’s capacity in medicine and science and avoid future gaps in supply or capability, according to a partner of the Uniseed venture capital fund. retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/avoiding-future-...al-supply- crises/ Flu, pregnancy and understanding Covid spread A new study is helping explain why flu can lead to life- threatening complications during pregnancy and providing an understanding of the fundamental biology of how Covid-19 spreads from the lungs into other parts of the body. retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/study-on-how-the...covid-19- spreads/ We are what we eat, not what we weigh: study According to researchers in Sweden, overweight people who eat healthily have a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease compared with those with unhealthy diets, suggesting the need for a shift in focus towards healthy eating. retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/research-suggest...ot-what- we-weigh/ Managing hayfever in a Covid-19 environment Although Covid-19 restrictions have seemed to reduce the incidence of flu and cold cases in Australia, the question remains whether it will also do the same for seasonal allergic rhinitis, commonly known as hayfever. retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/managing-hayfeve...d-19- environment/ Time can improve Covid patient lung/heart damage It’s well documented that Covid-19 patients suffer long-term lung and heart damage, but according to the first prospective follow-up of patients infected with the coronavirus, presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress, the damage can improve with time. retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/time-can-improve...ung-heart- damage/ Long-term impacts of Covid-19 on healthcare frontline The vital role of carers and healthcare workers has never been more evident than during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, what is less clear is understanding what the long-term impacts of the pandemic are on the psychological and physical wellbeing of our frontline heroes. retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/new-research-set...on-the- frontline/ Covid-19 could raise suicide rate by 25 per cent According to the Productivity Commission and Suicide Prevention Australia, eight people die by suicide every day in Australia, a number that the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre says is expected to increase by up to 25 per cent as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/raising-awarenes...icide- prevention/ Time to review treatment for post-stroke lost language Intensive therapy is not necessarily best when it comes to treating the loss of language and communication in early recovery after a stroke, according to new research from Edith Cowan University. retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/time-to-review-i...e-after-a- stroke/ Covid 19: Taking working from home to another level A new report has revealed that more Australians are spending more time working from bed during the pandemic. retailpharmacymagazine.com.au/covid-19-taking-working-from- home-to-another-level/” https://retailpharmacymagazine.com. au/covid-19-taking-...to-another-level/ RETAIL PHARMACY • OCT 2020