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CMS releases agenda for new administrator Mehmet Oz 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 10 released key priorities for new CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, who was confirmed to the position April 3.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
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The FDA Clears Apple Watch-Powered Platform for Seizure Monitoring

EpiWatch — a Johns Hopkins Medicine spinout — has received FDA 510(k) premarket clearance for its seizure detection platform that runs on the Apple Watch.
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Study: Cannabis consumers under 50 are 6 times more likely to have heart attack 

People under age 50 who consume cannabis are 6.2 times more likely to experience a heart attack than individuals who do not, according to a study published by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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NIH study finds light levels of daily activity can reduce cancer risk

A study published March 26 by the National Instit
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AHA podcast: Architecting Care — A Cancer Journey Intersects with a Breast Center’s Design

Sara Robinson, senior associate healthcare architect at McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, and Jamie Feinour, vice president of operations at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center and president of Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital, discuss how patient-centered design and innovative architecture come together to create spaces of healing for patients and providers, and how Sara's personal cancer journey impacted the design for Novant Health's Breast Center.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
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Early Disease Detection: 3 Tech Trends to Watch

One trend CB Insights analysts are watching is how AI is helping patients engage with health systems before the diagnostic process begins and to flag diseases earlier.
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Nevada confirms its first human case of bird flu

The Central Nevada Health District yesterday announced the state's first case of H5N1 bird flu, a dairy farm worker who
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Living Well After Cancer: Maine Hospital Offers Support and Services

Northern Light Mercy Hospital’s Cancer Survivorship Clinic helps patients who have finished cancer treatment rebuild their health and enjoy a high quality of life.
AHA Knowledge Exchange

Navigating Patient Risk and Engagement with Genomic Precision

Health systems are increasing patients’ access to genomics for a more preventive and individualized approach to care.
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CMS model targets Medicaid access to gene therapies for sickle cell disease

The Cell and Gene Therapy Access Model, which seeks to increase access to treatments for Medicaid enrollees with rare and severe diseases, will initially focus on sickle cell disease, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.