October 15, 2026
Jacob Foster (right), deputy assistant attorney general in the DOJ's National Fraud Enforcement division, speaks with STAT's Andrew Joseph at the STAT Summit in Boston on Thursday.
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The Trump administration is doubling down on health care fraud investigations

DOJ official Jacob Foster warns health care execs against fraud, urges voluntary disclosures, offers new whistleblower incentives at Boston's STAT Summit.

By Isabella Cueto


Former FDA officials blast DOGE as ‘one of the biggest disasters in American history’

Three former FDA leaders – Gottlieb, Califf, and Sharpless – tell a STAT Summit audience how the beleaguered agency can rebound from recent controversies.

By Chelsea Cirruzzo


As White House shifts focus toward AI and tech, U.S. science leaders defend role of the American university

MIT President Sally Kornbluth and Science editor Holden Thorpe discuss shifts in federal science funding and China's surge in global research at STAT Summit in Boston.

By Megan Molteni



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Opinion: MyChart said I could opt out of sharing my health data. Figuring out how was maddening

Investigation co-published with CalMatters/The Markup shows how confusing patient portals and conflicting rules hamper opt-outs of widely used EHR systems.

By Alex Rosenblat — CalMatters/The Markup


Compass Pathways CEO: Psychedelics company will ‘go slow before we go fast’

The broader psychedelics field is seen as vulnerable to negative patient or provider experiences early on in any product launch.

By Meghana Keshavan


Mass. lawmaker Auchincloss favors boosting U.S. biotech over targeting China

At the STAT Summit, Rep. Jake Auchincloss argued for a focus on making America a biotech research haven, instead of relying on protectionism.

By John Wilkerson


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STAT+ | On Wall Street, there’s trouble stirring for biotech

Many biotech investors are in a tough spot — losing money in what still seems like a positive year, if the XBI’s top-line performance is your barometer.

By Adam Feuerstein


Forty percent of high school students report binge eating in new CDC survey

CDC survey shows 'extremely alarming' rate of U.S. high school students binge eat. Study links disordered eating to social media use and racial inequities.

By Sarah Todd


Opinion: My daughter’s death changed how I understood the nursing shortage

Nurses' working conditions are the larger problem

By Lynne S. Moronski


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