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A growing contingent of doctors say they are wary of federal health guidance under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—and they are forming a parallel public-health universe @betswrites, @Brabbott42 and @JenCalfas report wsj.com/health/healthcare/pu…
People under 50 have been getting diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer at a growing rate for decades. Now, those cancers are starting to get detected earlier thanks to new screening strategies. @Brabbott42 reports wsj.com/health/healthcare/co…
Exclusive: Unexpected delays in billions of dollars of supplemental Medicaid payments have forced some hospitals to cut costs including layoffs and pausing payments to medical suppliers @dmosbergen reports wsj.com/health/healthcare/me…
Dr. Nakita Mortimer is among a group of promising young physicians who died by suicide in recent years. Families of residents who have died or attempted suicide say the system puts too much strain on young doctors. @JenCalfas reports wsj.com/health/medical-resid…
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 @annawmathews reports wsj.com/health/healthcare/pr…
When Medicaid recipients signed up in two states at once, insurers often got paid by both. It’s costing taxpayers billions. @cdweaver, @annawmathews and Tom McGinty report wsj.com/health/healthcare/me…
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to freeze tens of millions of dollars designated for certain family planning organizations, including Planned Parenthood. @LauraKusisto and @l_e_whyte report wsj.com/politics/policy/trum…
Medicaid insures millions of Americans. Here’s why the stakes are so high as lawmakers debate its future, in five charts. @annawmathews and @poverberg report wsj.com/politics/policy/medi…
The U.S. is making progress against one of its most devastating public-health threats: drug overdoses @littlewern, @Brabbott42 and @joshulick report wsj.com/health/drug-overdose…
Scoop: The Trump administration is drafting plans to drastically cut federal funding for domestic HIV prevention, according to people familiar with the matter. @l_e_whyte, @dmosbergen and @jonathanrockoff report wsj.com/health/healthcare/tr…
ICYMI: Johns Hopkins President Ron Daniels says cuts of over $800 million in foreign aid contracts threaten the institution’s public health, medical and international health programs. @l_e_whyte and @NidhiSubs report wsj.com/health/healthcare/jo…
Pueblo, Colo., aspired to become the “Napa Valley of cannabis.” Now it is grappling with the fallout of an industry in collapse. @littlewern reports wsj.com/us-news/marijuana-we…
A nuclear power renaissance driven in part by AI data centers has revived the problem of what to do with the radioactive waste @eniiler reports wsj.com/us-news/climate-envi…
ICYMI: 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 @cdweaver and @annawmathews report wsj.com/health/healthcare/se…
The Justice Department is probing billing practices at UnitedHealth Group that triggered extra payments to its Medicare Advantage plans, people familiar with the matter say @cdweaver and @annawmathews report wsj.com/health/healthcare/un…
J&J’s push to catch up in one of the hottest medical device markets is on hold, after the company paused U.S. sales of its Varipulse heart product due to safety reports @Loftus reports wsj.com/health/healthcare/j-…
A mom found a promising treatment for her young daughter’s mysterious illness. Their health insurance denied it. They discovered that appeals are daunting—but often successful. @littlewern reports wsj.com/health/healthcare/he…
Despite their ability to solve some of the world’s most complex math problems, AI chatbots regularly get basic facts wrong. Can they learn to say “I don’t know?” @benfritz reports
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Do you know how much alcohol is really in your beer glass or cocktail? Take our quiz to find out. @Brabbott42 and @joshulick report wsj.com/health/wellness/how-…
How worried should you be after a second strain of bird flu was detected among Nevada dairy cows—a sign that the outbreak could be harder to rein in than previously thought @Brabbott42 and @dmosbergen report wsj.com/health/healthcare/bi…
