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- 7/6/2020
New evidence supports prescribing statins for primary prevention of CVD in the elderly
New statin use lowers risk of all-cause and CV mortality in US veterans (75+ years) without atherosclerotic CVD at baseline - 7/6/2020
Hundreds of doctors call on Ontario to reverse guidance on COVID-19 patients returning to work
Dr. David Williams said the asymptomatic screening protocol doesn't apply to the current outbreak among migrant farm workers - 7/6/2020
'Divine event:' Surgeon who helped man after hike operates on him days later
A Saskatchewan man who had a heart attack after a hike in the Rocky Mountains says it was divine intervention that the same cardiac surgeon who helped resuscitate him near the trail would operate on him days later. Darrell Parker, his wife, Shirley, and their son and daughter-in-law were hiking on June 20 at Grassi Lakes, a popular trail near Canmore, Alta. - 7/6/2020
Parenting and marijuana
- 7/5/2020
McKesson reorganizes, creates 4 business segments
Big changes are coming to McKesson. The company announced that is restructuring its business into four segments, beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2021. - 7/5/2020
New guideline recommends against routine screening for esophageal adenocarcinoma in patients with chronic GERD
A new guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, based on a rigorous systematic review of the latest evidence, found no benefit of routine screening for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) and precursor conditions (Barrett esophagus and dysplasia) in patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).