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STAT+ | Health care CEOs harvest billions even as industry lags broader stock market

Annual executive compensation review of prominent health care companies found 275 CEOs earning $3.6 billion in 2024.

By Bob Herman and J. Emory Parker

STAT+ | OpenAI can’t have it both ways on GPT-5 and health

Why OpenAI may run into trouble with the FDA for promoting GPT-5's health advice with little supporting evidence

By Brittany Trang

STAT+ | Why direct-to-consumer sales are unlikely to significantly lower drug costs

Some experts say the move is unlikely to significantly help consumers, but see no harm in it. Others worry it could let the pharma industry off the hook.

By Elaine Chen

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STAT+ | Draft of major MAHA report calls for more education, less regulation — and offers few policies

A draft of a major Make America Healthy Again report has familiar points on issues like vaccines and food, suggests only studies on agricultural chemicals.

By Isabella Cueto, Sarah Todd, Elizabeth Cooney, O. Rose Broderick, and Anil Oza