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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 wsj.com/health/healthcare/au… via @WSJ
How Autism Cases Rose as Diagnosis Morphed Over Time

How Autism Cases Rose as Diagnosis Morphed Over Time

To diagnose autism, clinicians use criteria that has evolved over time, expanding the definition of the disorder,

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They were promised glamorous rehabs in California. They found a much harsher reality. ​”I suggest you get a tent.” wsj.com/us-news/drug-rehabs-… via @WSJ
Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.

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The Justice Department’s criminal healthcare-fraud unit is investigating UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare billing practices wsj.com/business/unitedhealt… via @WSJ
Exclusive | Prosecutors Question Doctors About UnitedHealth’s Medicare Billing Practices

Exclusive | Prosecutors Question Doctors About UnitedHealth’s Medicare Billing Practices

Justice Department prosecutors recently interviewed former employees about company practices that boost federal payments.

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Measles cases in the U.S. have hit a three-decade high, reaching the highest yearly total since 1992 in less than seven months on.wsj.com/4eQ4S5R
U.S. Measles Cases Climb to 33-Year High

U.S. Measles Cases Climb to 33-Year High

Vaccination rates for kindergartners have fallen nationally.

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Congratulate the winners of the #NIHCM 2025 Data-Driven Storytelling Award: "Medicare Inc.: How Giant Insurers Make Billions Off Seniors" by the Wall Street Journal. Learn more here: bit.ly/3HqgyQk
31st Annual NIHCM Awards; Data-Driven Storytelling Winner; Medicare Inc.: How Giant Insurers Make Billions Off Seniors by the Wall Street Journal; Christopher Weaver, Anna Wilde Mathews, Tom McGinty, Mark Maremont, and Andrew Mollica; NIHCM Foundation; #NIHCMAwardsJournalism; NIHCM.org

ALT 31st Annual NIHCM Awards; Data-Driven Storytelling Winner; Medicare Inc.: How Giant Insurers Make Billions Off Seniors by the Wall Street Journal; Christopher Weaver, Anna Wilde Mathews, Tom McGinty, Mark Maremont, and Andrew Mollica; NIHCM Foundation; #NIHCMAwardsJournalism; NIHCM.org

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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. wsj.com/health/healthcare/el… via @WSJ
The Next Frontier to Treat Cancer: Electricity

The Next Frontier to Treat Cancer: Electricity

Scientists are using electric fields and pulses to treat the diseases.

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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 wsj.com/tech/biotech/crispr-… via @WSJ
A Gene-Editing Breakthrough Saves Infant With Rare Disease

A Gene-Editing Breakthrough Saves Infant With Rare Disease

The Crispr therapy was tailored to the baby’s specific condition and could provide a template for others.

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These charts tell the story. Americans are living longer than they were 50 or 100 years ago. But chronic diseases are undermining that momentum. wsj.com/health/wellness/chro… via @WSJ
How Chronic Disease Became the Biggest Scourge in American Health

How Chronic Disease Became the Biggest Scourge in American Health

Americans live shorter and less healthy lives than people in other high-income countries.

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Women are throwing back more drinks, and raising concerns about the health consequences of their alcohol consumption wsj.com/health/wellness/wome… via @WSJ
Women Are Drinking More—and Doctors Are Worried

Women Are Drinking More—and Doctors Are Worried

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“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. wsj.com/health/wellness/heal… via @WSJ
A Doctor’s Science-Backed Formula for Aging Better

A Doctor’s Science-Backed Formula for Aging Better

Dr. Eric Topol’s research revealed it’s not so much genes that lead to long life but instead simple and practical steps to stay healthy. He’s taking his own advice.

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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 wsj.com/health/healthcare/pr… via @WSJ

Health Insurer Stocks Soar on Medicare Rate Boost

Medicare Advantage plans will get a 5.06% rate increase, well above the 2.23% bump that the Biden administration proposed.

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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. wsj.com/science/space-astron… via @WSJ
How Being Stuck in Space Changes an Astronaut’s Body

How Being Stuck in Space Changes an Astronaut’s Body

Smaller hearts, poorer vision and added height are among the effects caused by weightlessness.

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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 wsj.com/science/biology/scra… via @WSJ
Was Mom Wrong When She Said Don’t Scratch That Itch?

Was Mom Wrong When She Said Don’t Scratch That Itch?

Scratching releases bacteria-fighting agents that help protect the skin, but it is a double-edged sword.

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Pancreatic cancer remains one of the toughest cancers to treat. But newer therapies entering clinical trials are giving doctors hope. wsj.com/health/healthcare/ne… via @WSJ
New Treatments Give Hope to Patients With One of the Deadliest Cancers

New Treatments Give Hope to Patients With One of the Deadliest Cancers

Half of all pancreatic-cancer patients live less than a year after diagnosis. But researchers say there is potential for change.

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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 wsj.com/health/healthcare/se… via @WSJ
Exclusive | Sen. Grassley Opens Inquiry Into UnitedHealth’s Medicare Billing Practices

Exclusive | Sen. Grassley Opens Inquiry Into UnitedHealth’s Medicare Billing Practices

The Iowa Republican’s letter to the company cites findings from a series of Wall Street Journal articles.

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Do you know how much alcohol is really in your beer glass or cocktail? Take our quiz to find out. wsj.com/health/wellness/how-… via @WSJ
How Much Alcohol Are You Really Drinking? Take Our Quiz to Find Out

How Much Alcohol Are You Really Drinking? Take Our Quiz to Find Out

When it comes to health risks such as cancer, research shows that what’s important is how much you drink and how you drink it.

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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 wsj.com/politics/elon-musk-d… via @WSJ
Exclusive | DOGE Aides Search Medicare Agency Payment Systems for Fraud

Exclusive | DOGE Aides Search Medicare Agency Payment Systems for Fraud

Elon Musk’s allies have been on site at Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services offices this week.

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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 wsj.com/health/pharma/drug-p… via @WSJ

Exclusive | Drugmakers Show Restraint on Price Increases in New Trump Era

The companies raised prices a median 4%, though some drugs will cost thousands of dollars more.

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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. wsj.com/articles/purdue-phar… via @WSJ
Purdue Pharma’s Sacklers Agree to New $6.5 Billion Deal for Opioid Lawsuits

Purdue Pharma’s Sacklers Agree to New $6.5 Billion Deal for Opioid Lawsuits

The new settlement reopens a path to ending Purdue’s chapter 11 case, the longest and costliest corporate bankruptcy stemming from the U.S. opioid epidemic.

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L.A.'s fires are sickening the city's children wsj.com/us-news/smoke-and-fi… via @WSJ
Smoke and Fire Are Sickening L.A.’s Children

Smoke and Fire Are Sickening L.A.’s Children

Asthma attacks and anxiety over lost toys are among the hazards facing the city’s youth.

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