Inside the turmoil at Apple's healthcare organization

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Welcome to Insider Healthcare. I'm healthcare editor Leah Rosenbaum, and today in healthcare news:

• Apple's venture into healthcare is struggling with deep organizational issues;
• Patient advocates are banding together to reshape hospital software;
• Scientists are working to develop vaccines to protect against multiple coronaviruses.

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Insiders in Apple's healthcare organization say its leaders suppress concerns and mislead executives

• Apple, the most valuable company, has ambitions to create a lasting legacy in healthcare.
• That goal has been held back by a string of departures and internal issues inside Apple Health.
• Employees say the culture punishes those with concerns and leads to misrepresentation of progress.

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Emergency medical technicians with Anne Arundel County Fire Department assess a young woman experiencing novel coronavirus symptoms on April 10, 2020.

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Patients are banding together to take on software giants like Epic and reshape the future of healthcare

• A growing group of advocates is starting to shape what hospital software looks like.
• They're drawing support from patients eager to access and share their own medical records.
• Some have pushed back, saying patients shouldn't see sensitive information without medical guidance.

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Bruno Cassaro de Andrade, a chemical engineering student, works with a test separating specific proteins to be applied in the production of coronavirus vaccines on March 24, 2020 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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Scientists are searching for the 'last booster you'll ever need' - a vaccine that protects against multiple coronaviruses

• Scientists are developing all-in-one vaccines meant to protect against multiple coronaviruses.
• These shots could be used as COVID-19 boosters and might prevent future virus pandemics, they say.
• More than 20 groups are working on the shots, which need heavy funding and regulatory clearance.

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More stories we're reading:

• The healthcare industry was already understaffed before vaccine mandates hit. As more workers quit, hundreds of hospital beds are lying empty. (Insider)
• New studies question whether COVID-19 is getting better at airborne transmission (New York Times)
• Activists and healthcare professionals are trying to stomp out anti-vaxx info online - but social media algorithms are working against them (Insider)
• Famed longevity researcher Aubrey de Grey faced a downfall after accusations of sexual harassment (STAT)

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