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Eating Lots of Fiber and Yogurt Lowers Lung Cancer Risk

A new analysis of 1.4 million adults from the United States, Europe and Asia reveals that adhering to a high-fiber and -yogurt diet is linked to a lower risk of lung cancer, reports VUMC Reporter of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. For the investigation, published in JAMA Oncology, participants were divided into five groups based on… Read More: Eating Lots of Fiber and Yogurt Lowers Lung Cancer Risk »

CMS releases final site neutral and other payment rules

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has finalized major policy changes including a controversial decision to move forward with site neutral payments and to make cuts to the 340B drug program. CMS will complete a two-year phase-in of site neutral payments for clinic visits to off-campus hospital outpatient settings, despite a district court ruling… Read More: CMS releases final site neutral and other payment rules »

Google Health is finally opening up about its plans, and they’re all about search

Google hired David Feinberg from Geisinger Health, a system of hospitals based in Pennsylvania, toward the end of 2018 and put him in charge of a newly created division called Google Health. But the company has remained quiet about the division’s scope and goals. Now he’s beginning to talk publicly about his plans, and appeared… Read More: Google Health is finally opening up about its plans, and… »