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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/healthc… via @WSJ

They were promised glamorous rehabs in California. They found a much harsher reality. ​”I suggest you get a tent.” wsj.com/us-news/drug-r… via @WSJ

The Justice Department’s criminal healthcare-fraud unit is investigating UnitedHealth Group’s Medicare billing practices wsj.com/business/unite… 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 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. wsj.com/health/healthc… 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 wsj.com/tech/biotech/c… 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. wsj.com/health/wellnes… via @WSJ

Women are throwing back more drinks, and raising concerns about the health consequences of their alcohol consumption wsj.com/health/wellnes… 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. wsj.com/health/wellnes… 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 wsj.com/health/healthc… 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. wsj.com/science/space-… 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 wsj.com/science/biolog… via @WSJ

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the toughest cancers to treat. But newer therapies entering clinical trials are giving doctors hope. wsj.com/health/healthc… 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 wsj.com/health/healthc… via @WSJ

Do you know how much alcohol is really in your beer glass or cocktail? Take our quiz to find out. wsj.com/health/wellnes… 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 wsj.com/politics/elon-… 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 wsj.com/health/pharma/… 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. wsj.com/articles/purdu… via @WSJ

L.A.'s fires are sickening the city's children wsj.com/us-news/smoke-… via @WSJ