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Wellness and Health

WebMental Health Startup Two Chairs Secures $72 Million Growth Investment. Mental health startup Two Chairs, which focuses on finding the right match between …

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Americans Are Sick for More of Their Lives

WebAmericans are living longer, but spending less time in good health. The estimated average proportion of life spent in good health declined to 83.6% in 2021, …

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Wegovy: First Medicare Health Plans to Start Paying for Weight …

WebThe first major U.S. health insurers have agreed to start paying for the popular anti-obesity drug Wegovy for certain people on Medicare with heart-related …

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Merck’s $11.5 Billion Bet on Its Next Big Drug Finally Arrives

WebThe drug, which will sell under the name Winrevair, treats a condition called pulmonary arterial hypertension that affects nearly 40,000 people in the U.S. In 2021, …

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Influencers Love Ozempic—but They Aren’t Telling You About the …

WebTikTok, Facebook and Instagram are supplanting physicians as the authorities on weight-loss drugs, but many posts don’t provide a complete picture of the hazards.

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UnitedHealth’s Earnings Could Illuminate True Fallout From …

WebWhile the ransomware attack drew plenty of national attention for the havoc it created for providers and patients, less understood is the impact it had on Change’s …

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To Get Ahead of Diseases, It May Help to Find Your Organ Age

WebTo Get Ahead of Diseases, It May Help to Find Your Organ Age. Measuring organ age could be used to ward off future diseases. ILLUSTRATION: ELENA SCOTTI/ …

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The Future of Health

WebThe Future of Everything covers the innovation and technology transforming the way we live, work and play, with monthly issues on cities & real estate, education & …

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Hospitals Are Adding Billions in ‘Facility’ Fees for Routine Care

WebRebecca Smith, a breast cancer survivor, saw a surge in medical fees after a North Carolina cancer clinic where she received care was bought by Novant Health. …

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What’s Ahead for Health

WebThis special report explores what’s ahead for health, from five ways you’ll exercise smarter to an emerging treatment that helps a torn ACL heal itself. The Future …

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‘If Anything Happens to Me’ Inside One of America's Worst-Hit

WebNew Jersey’s Menlo Park veterans facility failed to warn families of its Covid outbreak, discouraged workers from wearing masks and put sick residents in the same …

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Do I Really Need an Annual Physical

WebA growing number of physicians say the value of a yearly physical depends in part on your age and health history, and that some young, healthy patients can afford …

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Mental Health Startup Two Chairs Secures $72 Million Growth …

WebMental health startup Two Chairs, which focuses on finding the right match between patients and therapists, secured a $72 million growth investment to ramp up …

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Elevance Health Offers More Relief on Medical Costs for Worried …

WebElevance stock rose over 5% early Thursday, on track for its highest close since December 2022. The earnings may help sustain a rally that began Tuesday, when …

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Chinese Half-Marathon Champion He Jie Is Disqualified—Along …

WebChinese Half-Marathon Champion Is Disqualified—Along With Runners Who Let Him Win. Video showed others appearing to slow down for He Jie at Beijing Half …

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Israel and Iran Back Away From the Edge—and Into Dangerous …

WebBy Jared Malsin. April 19, 2024 11:01 am ET. ISTANBUL—Israel and Iran backed away from the brink Friday. After a small-scale Israeli overnight strike on Iran—a …

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Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

WebThe latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 1256 ET – …

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Trump’s Trial and Campaign Collide as Historic Prosecution Begins

WebNEW YORK—As he walked into court for the first day of his first criminal prosecution, Donald Trump hoped to make clear that it was the system, not him, that was …

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News Quiz for April 20, 2024

WebTest your knowledge of the week’s events as reported in The Wall Street Journal. By. Daniel Akst. April 20, 2024 6:00 am ET. Share. Resize. Photo: From left: …

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VW Workers Vote to Join UAW in Historic Southern Win for Union

WebWorkers at Volkswagen ’s VOW3 -0.62% Tennessee factory voted to join the United Auto Workers, marking a historic win for the 89-year-old union that is seeking to …

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Flood of Cheap Chinese Steel Fuels Global Backlash

WebThey are now shipping it overseas at knockdown prices—and the U.S. isn’t the only country pushing back. President Biden on Wednesday asked U.S. trade officials to …

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