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Occupational health expert David McBride examines the evidence supporting the carcinogenicity of occupational exposure as a firefighter
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3. DeBono NL, Daniels RD, Beane Freeman LE, et al. Firefighting and cancer: A meta-analysis of cohort studies in the context of cancer hazard identification. Saf Health Work 2023;14(2):141–52.
4. Goodrich JM, Jung AM, Furlong MA, et al. Repeat measures of DNA methylation in an inception cohort of firefighters. Occup Environ Med 2022;79(10):656–63.
Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
