To explain much of the rise in U.S. autism diagnoses, doctors and scientists point to how diagnosis and awareness have changed over the years https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/autism-diagnosis-history-changes-charts-c9db7075?st=RTjYS6 via @WSJ
They were promised glamorous rehabs in California. They found a much harsher reality. ”I suggest you get a tent.” https://www.wsj.com/us-news/drug-rehabs-insurance-curbing-6c56ded6?st=9fVQ8f via @WSJ
The Justice Department’s criminal healthcare-fraud unit is investigating UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare billing practices https://www.wsj.com/business/unitedhealth-doj-medicare-billing-investigation-8d56800d?st=Uv72mn via @WSJ
Measles cases in the U.S. have hit a three-decade high, reaching the highest yearly total since 1992 in less than seven months https://on.wsj.com/4eQ4S5R
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Electricity has a long history in medicine. Now, new technologies are expanding how electric fields and pulses could treat diseases from rheumatoid arthritis to cancer. The Future of Everything | Health.
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/electric-fields-pulses-cancer-rheumatoid-arthritis-21cb139f?st=xAWhnU via @WSJ
An infant with a rare genetic mutation was treated with a gene editing therapy tailored to his specific condition—a breakthrough that could provide a template for others https://www.wsj.com/tech/biotech/crispr-gene-editing-therapy-philadelphia-infant-8fc3a2c5?st=ESTq2P via @WSJ
These charts tell the story. Americans are living longer than they were 50 or 100 years ago. But chronic diseases are undermining that momentum. https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/chronic-disease-america-charts-b74372ac?st=K3dwEx via @WSJ
Women are throwing back more drinks, and raising concerns about the health consequences of their alcohol consumption https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/women-alcohol-use-health-risks-86999148?st=ARsRBp via @WSJ
“I am taking my own advice,” says Dr. Eric Topol, who follows daily habits he identified in a study of “super agers” who are healthy at ages 85 and above. The Future of Everything | Health looks at his pro tips. https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/health-habits-advice-super-agers-b12ef81e?st=k9c6PJ via @WSJ
Privately run Medicare Advantage plans will get a sizable payment bump from the federal government, thanks to a 5.06% increase announced by the Trump administration Monday https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/private-medicare-plans-to-get-big-payment-boost-from-trump-administration-017d9aaa?st=imNscs via @WSJ
When astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore return to Earth after nine months, they are likely to have smaller hearts and poorer vision. Here’s how time in space causes physical changes. https://www.wsj.com/science/space-astronomy/nasa-astronauts-return-health-body-changes-c8fdc999?st=AoNk2i via @WSJ
Why does scratching an itch feel so good? There is a surprising benefit—but scientists (and moms) still say you shouldn’t do it. @NidhiSubs reports for #WSJScience https://www.wsj.com/science/biology/scratch-itch-benefits-bacteria-55de60a4?st=7SfNCk via @WSJ
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the toughest cancers to treat. But newer therapies entering clinical trials are giving doctors hope. https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/new-pancreatic-cancer-mutation-treatment-7b066368?st=2Mm9gt via @WSJ
Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty a letter demanding detailed information on the company’s Medicare billing practices https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/sen-grassley-launches-inquiry-into-unitedhealth-groups-medicare-billing-practices-ad63a53c?st=s7ri2H via @WSJ
Do you know how much alcohol is really in your beer glass or cocktail? Take our quiz to find out. https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/how-much-alcohol-beer-wine-cocktails-quiz-330cfeb3?st=RuxkZH via @WSJ
Representatives of Elon Musk’s DOGE have been working at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where they have gotten access to key payment and contracting systems https://www.wsj.com/politics/elon-musk-doge-medicare-medicaid-fraud-e697b162?st=bxJdDW via @WSJ
Drugmakers raised the list prices of more than 800 prescription drugs for blood pressure, cancer and other conditions by a median 4% at the start of this year https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/drug-prices-raised-2025-5a1cec3f?st=cmo8iy via @WSJ
The Sackler family who own Purdue will pay $6.5 billion over 15 years in the latest proposed opioid settlement. Family members won’t receive a blanket liability shield from lawsuits, the main point of contention in the previous agreement. https://www.wsj.com/articles/purdue-pharmas-sacklers-strike-new-6-5-billion-settlement-of-opioid-claims-1548617b?st=h8LaLM via @WSJ
L.A.'s fires are sickening the city's children https://www.wsj.com/us-news/smoke-and-fire-are-sickening-l-a-s-children-fe3827b0?st=Sg8ooe via @WSJ