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Longview, Texas-based Christus Good Shepherd Health System opened a $8.5 million heart and vascular institute Oct. 14, the Longview News-Journal reports. 

Oct. 15 marks the start of the open enrollment period for Medicare beneficiaries, which spans through Dec. 7.

Recent oncology studies have focused on the proportion of U.S. cancer cases linked to physical inactivity, breast cancer patients' cannabis use, and more. 

Between 2013-16, about 3 percent of all cancer cases in the U.S. among people ages 30 and older were linked to physical inactivity, a study recently published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found. 

A recent Commonwealth Fund study found that Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare enrollees have comparable healthcare experiences and concerns about costs.

Cases of broken heart syndrome rose steadily each year from 2006-17, especially among older women, according to research published Oct. 13 in Journal of the American Heart Association. 

While many breast cancer patients use cannabis to relieve pain and other symptoms, few discuss the drug with their physicians, according to survey findings published Oct. 12 in Cancer. 

A recent survey conducted by Dynata for EmblemHealth found that only 1 in 4 American consumers knew what "value-based care" was.

An interventional cardiologist at Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center died Oct. 11 after a plane crash in California, local CBS News and NBC News affiliate KYMA reports. 

Physicians should no longer routinely prescribe a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin for most patients at high risk of their first heart attack or stroke, according to draft guidelines the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force shared Oct. 12.