Fake academic studies are turning the publishing industry on its head—forcing publishers to issue retractions and close journals. They are losing millions of dollars. wsj.com/science/academ… via The Wall Street Journal

Heather Miconi has seven weeks to find $2,000 for her daughter’s surgery. She’s among a growing number of Americans being asked to pay upfront for medical treatment. wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

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You lost weight on Wegovy. Now how do you keep it off? wsj.com/health/pharma/… via The Wall Street Journal

A rare and spectacularly preserved winged-dinosaur is going on display at Chicago’s Field Museum. Only 13 such fossils have ever been found. Another 'Science Short.' wsj.com/science/biolog… via The Wall Street Journal

Screening and HPV vaccination could wipe out cervical cancer. But for some U.S. women, rates are rising. “Why is this still happening to so many people?” wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

Steward Health, Nation’s Largest Physician-Owned Hospital Operator, Files for Bankruptcy wsj.com/articles/stewa…

Rob Dart was a successful lawyer. He never dreamed one day he would be arguing for his own sanity before a judge. wsj.com/health/psychos… via The Wall Street Journal

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CVS’s Medicare business, hit by higher medical costs, pushed down the company’s first-quarter earnings wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

The FTC is cracking down on hundreds of 'junk” patent listings on drug products—including Ozempic—in a bid to make it easier for companies to make generics and lower prices for patients wsj.com/health/pharma/… via The Wall Street Journal

Lab tests are gaining ground in medicine—they can point to which drug you should take to treat cancer. So the FDA is stepping up oversight to keep bad tests off the market wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

Star Harvard geneticist David Sinclair claims his research shows aging can be reversed. Fellow longevity scientists say he has gone too far. wsj.com/health/wellnes… via The Wall Street Journal

More than a year ago, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia for doing his job.

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Price increases after hospital mergers added nearly $204 million to national health spending on average in the year after the merger, a study found wsj.com/health/healthc… via The Wall Street Journal

A comet that once sported the appearance of demonic horns is brightest in the sky this week—giving people the chance to spot it with their naked eye wsj.com/science/space-… via The Wall Street Journal

Hackers of UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare broke in nine days before ransomware attack wsj.com/articles/chang… via The Wall Street Journal

A new rule from the Biden administration will strengthen privacy protections for people who obtain legal abortions, banning the release of their health records when they or their doctors are subject to investigation wsj.com/politics/polic… via The Wall Street Journal

Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound are the first medicines to become social-media sensations. But the friends and influencers talking up the drugs aren’t always giving the full story. wsj.com/health/pharma/… via The Wall Street Journal

States Aim to Combat Private-Equity Healthcare Takeovers wsj.com/articles/state…