WSJ.com: Health The latest news on health and wellness, including the healthcare industry, pharmaceuticals and more https://www.wsj.com/health en-us Copyright © Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:22:15 GMT WSJ.com: Health http://www.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif https://www.wsj.com/health WP-WSJ-0003443127 The market for weight loss drugs is exploding and patients may have several new options in coming years—here’s a look, in charts The market for weight loss drugs is exploding and patients may have several new options in coming years. https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/weight-loss-drug-frenzy-whats-here-and-whats-likely-coming-next-a84ef28b Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:43:00 GMT Peter Loftus Stephanie Stamm Stephanie Stamm WP-WSJ-0003475800 As sperm health becomes a cultural fixation, wellness brands are fueling the demand by swarming the market with products like male-fertility supplements and sperm-testing kits. Wellness brands are fueling a growing demand for male-fertility products, selling supplements and sperm-testing kits. https://www.wsj.com/health/men-sperm-health-fertility-supplements-testing-69061b29 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:55:00 GMT Sara Ashley O’Brien Hanneke Rozemuller for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003477570 Novo Nordisk Launches Higher-Dose Wegovy Weight-Loss Shot in U.S. Wegovy HD—offering the highest weight-loss of any Wegovy injection so far—is now available nationwide, the compay said. https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/novo-nordisk-launches-higher-dose-wegovy-weight-loss-shot-in-u-s-8496d636 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:15:00 GMT Dominic Chopping Hannah Beier/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003475751 The Trump administration will raise payments to Medicare insurers by 2.48% next year, a marked improvement after an earlier proposal kept rates roughly flat. The move is a marked improvement to the proposal in January, which held rates roughly flat. https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/medicare-insurer-payments-to-rise-2-48-in-2027-higher-than-some-analysts-expected-682a98c7 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:55:00 GMT Anna Wilde Mathews Dado Ruvic/REUTERS WP-WSJ-0003367553 Americans spend more on healthcare than anyone else in the world. Here’s why. A big reason is the high prices Americans pay for surgeries and drugs. https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/us-healthcare-cost-charts-0fccfc06 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:30:00 GMT Andrew Mollica Anna Wilde Mathews Andrew Mollica WP-WSJ-0003468985 How to manage medical anxiety, calcium scans are guiding heart doctors and the tyranny of the Oura ring. Read more in this week’s WSJ Health newsletter: Plus, how calcium scans are guiding heart doctors and why Pamela Paul gave in to the tyranny of the Oura ring. https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/how-to-manage-medical-anxiety-1f7dfef4 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:55:00 GMT Conor Grant Peter Arkle for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003460798 FDA Says Amgen’s Tavneos Linked to Liver Injuries, Deaths The FDA said it has identified 76 cases of drug-induced liver injuries with reasonable evidence of being causally linked to Tavneos. https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/fda-says-amgens-tavneos-linked-to-liver-injuries-deaths-b7fdb6ed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:35:00 GMT Elias Schisgall Deena Beasley/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003450584 Peptides could get a boost from RFK Jr., the magic number of close friends and the rise of “tech neck.” Read more in this week’s WSJ Health newsletter: Plus, the magic number of close friends and the rise of “tech neck”. https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/peptides-could-get-a-boost-from-rfk-jr-e3746539 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:55:00 GMT Conor Grant Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003449523 The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against the prominent hospital system NewYork-Presbyterian The department has been investigating prominent hospital system’s contracts with insurers. https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/justice-department-plans-to-file-antitrust-lawsuit-against-newyork-presbyterian-c7977e2a Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:55:00 GMT Anna Wilde Mathews Dave Michaels Vanessa Carvalho/Zuma Press WP-WSJ-0003445690 Indiana is barring one of the nation’s most expensive autism-therapy providers from billing the state’s Medicaid program weeks after its practices were detailed in a Wall Street Journal article Indiana officials moved to terminate Piece by Piece Autism Centers after a Journal investigation. https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/autism-therapy-firm-paid-average-of-340-000-per-patient-barred-from-medicaid-f5faf7ba Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:56:00 GMT Christopher Weaver Jamie Kelter Davis for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003433341 The Department of Health and Human Services is considering whether to find new vaccine committee members or appeal a court ruling that its members were improperly appointed, halting the panel’s work A federal judge in Massachusetts this week declared RFK Jr.’s panel appointments unlawful. https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/hhs-weighs-replacing-cdc-vaccine-advisers-a6d3f846 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 03:28:00 GMT Jennifer Calfas Liz Essley Whyte Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003461612 The FDA approved Eli Lilly’s new weight-loss pill, setting up a fight with rival Novo Nordisk over the next front in the booming market The drugmaker’s pill will take on a rival from Novo Nordisk in the booming multibillion-dollar obesity drug market. https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/lillys-new-weight-loss-pill-approved-for-use-268fd8a9 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:56:00 GMT Peter Loftus Eli Lilly WP-WSJ-0003461874 Big drugmakers aren’t doing as big deals as they had, mostly doing less risky bolt-ons under $10 billion About three-quarters of pharmaceutical deals this year have been between $1 billion and $10 billion. https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/big-drug-companies-hunting-for-deals-are-lowering-their-sights-9328f710 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:46:00 GMT Peter Loftus Xavier Martinez Steven Senne/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0003460432 Novo Nordisk Launches Discounted Subscription Program for Wegovy The Danish drugmaker said the new plans will allow patients to save up to $600 a year on the pill and up to $1,200 a year on the injection. https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/novo-nordisk-launches-discounted-subscription-program-for-wegovy-obesity-drugs-af810920 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:44:00 GMT Dominic Chopping Novo Nordisk WP-WSJ-0003460413 AstraZeneca Confident Rare-Disease Drug Can Hit Target After Mixed Study Results The company said the results support the drug’s potential to transform the treatment of hypophosphatasia and it plans to submit data to regulators as soon as possible. https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/astrazeneca-confident-rare-disease-drug-can-hit-target-after-mixed-study-results-eab05b34 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:23:00 GMT Adrià Calatayud CARLOS OSORIO/REUTERS WP-WSJ-0003460290 Eli Lilly will buy Centessa Pharmaceuticals for an initial $6.3 billion in a deal that expands the drugmaker’s neuroscience portfolio and capabilities into sleep medicine Eli Lilly has agreed to buy clinical-stage company Centessa Pharmaceuticals for an initial payment of about $6.3 billion in a deal that expands the drugmaker’s neuroscience portfolio and capabilities into sleep medicine. https://www.wsj.com/health/pharma/eli-lilly-to-buy-centessa-pharmaceuticals-for-initial-6-3-billion-bfedfc34 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:52:00 GMT Colin Kellaher Scott Olson/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003467905 By the time patients seek therapy for PTSD, many have spent years suppressing their worst memories. Edna Foa asked them get closer to those moments. By helping patients confront their trauma, she developed a way to give them power over it. https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/edna-foa-psychologist-ptsd-88-8fc764aa Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:34:00 GMT Chris Kornelis Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Time Inc. WP-WSJ-0003458849 At 38, I was giving a scary, incurable diagnosis. It ultimately helped me learn strategies for coping with stressful waiting. For anyone facing potentially dire medical results or other nerve-racking ambiguities, the waiting is the hardest part. Here are a few strategies for keeping anticipatory anxiety at bay. https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/medical-results-waiting-stress-tips-fc1ced34 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:45:00 GMT Jonathan Gluck Peter Arkle for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003458186 A leading group of doctors and other heart specialists issued diet guidance that clash with recommendations from RFK Jr.’s Health department The American Heart Association recommends getting protein from plants—rather than meat—and avoiding full-fat dairy. https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/aha-dietary-guidelines-rfk-jr-cfc78426 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:53:00 GMT Andrea Petersen Betsy McKay Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003453595 Should you take a statin? A 10-minute scan can help you decide From zero to 1,000, calcium scores are guiding doctors on how to assess heart disease and set cholesterol goals. https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/should-you-take-a-statin-a-10-minute-scan-can-help-you-decide-9fddcb00 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT Sumathi Reddy Shutterstock WP-WSJ-0003452481 I started by counting my steps. Soon, I was counting everything else. Was that a good thing? I started by counting my steps. Soon, I was counting every other biometric. Was that a good thing? https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/the-tyranny-of-the-oura-ring-38d5330a Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:30:00 GMT Pamela Paul Elizabeth Coetzee/WSJ