Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women. Conditions like heart disease and stroke kill more women each year than breast cancer, lung cancer and chronic lung disease combined.

As awareness of cardiovascular risk grows, one cardiologist argues that wearable technology could play an increasingly important role in women's heart health. Ami Bhatt, M.D., is chief medical officer of WHOOP and former chief innovation officer at the American College of Cardiology. Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya talks with Bhatt about the potential of wearable health data and why including women in the development of new technologies is so important.

To learn more about the topics in this episode: 
Medical societies release female-specific framework for cardiovascular disease prevention, care 
Whoop expands Advanced Labs to non-members, adds Grail’s multi-cancer detection test to lineup 
ARPA-H launches $63M effort to build FDA-authorized AI agents for heart failure care 

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women. Conditions like heart disease and stroke <a href="https://newsroom.heart.org/news/research-adds-to-knowledge-about-heart-disease-and-stroke-in-women-of-all-ages">kill more women</a> each year than breast cancer, lung cancer and chronic lung disease combined.
As awareness of cardiovascular risk grows, one cardiologist argues that wearable technology could play an increasingly important role in women's heart health. Ami Bhatt, M.D., is chief medical officer of WHOOP and former chief innovation officer at the American College of Cardiology. Senior Writer Anastassia Gliadkovskaya talks with Bhatt about the potential of wearable health data and why including women in the development of new technologies is so important.
To learn more about the topics in this episode:&nbsp;
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<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/new-female-specific-framework-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-and-care" aria-label="Link Medical societies release female-specific framework for cardiovascular disease prevention, care">Medical societies release female-specific framework for cardiovascular disease prevention, care</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/whoop-expands-advanced-labs-offering-non-members-adds-grails-multi-cancer-detection" aria-label="Link Whoop expands Advanced Labs to non-members, adds Grail&rsquo;s multi-cancer detection test to lineup">Whoop expands Advanced Labs to non-members, adds Grail&rsquo;s multi-cancer detection test to lineup</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/arpa-h-launches-63m-cardiovascular-ai-initiative-naming-updoc-tempus-ai" aria-label="Link ARPA-H launches $63M effort to build FDA-authorized AI agents for heart failure care">ARPA-H launches $63M effort to build FDA-authorized AI agents for heart failure care</a>&nbsp;</li>
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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.