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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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Chair File: Exchanging Ideas to Improve Community Health

Improving the health of communities where people live, work and play is more important than ever.
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Chair File: Listening, Linking and Leveraging to Improve Community Health

The 2017 chair files will begin highlighting efforts that are improving community health beyond traditional hospital walls.