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Inside Spring Health's burnout culture
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Welcome to Insider Healthcare. I'm healthcare editor Leah Rosenbaum, and today in healthcare news:
- Workers at Spring Health say the founder contributed to a culture of panic and burnout;
- These are the 5 most common side-effects from the COVID-19 booster shots;
- A judge found that CVS, Walgreens and Walmart fueled the opioid epidemic.
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- April Koh started Spring Health at age 24 in her senior year at Yale after struggling with her own mental health.
- Some of Spring Health's employees said they experienced a pressure-cooker environment in which they worked nonstop and under close scrutiny.
- The turnover has led Koh to pause and take stock while her company implements new initiatives meant to reduce burnout.
71-year-old Frank Mallone receives a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot at the Safeway on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on October 4, 2021.
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images
- Booster shots are now being offered to all adults in the US.
- Side effects of third COVID-19 shots tend to be milder than the second, early CDC data showed.
- Fatigue, fever, and headaches are still common for a day or two after a booster.
A car enters Trumbull County, Wednesday, in this photo from Nov. 17, 2021, near Warren, Ohio.
AP Photo/Tony Dejak
AP Photo/Tony Dejak
- A federal jury said three pharmacy chains are responsible for a role in the nation's opioid crisis.
- CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart recklessly distributed pain pills in two Ohio counties, the jury said.
- The verdict could impact how governments approach trying to hold pharmacies accountable.
More stories we're reading:
- As offices reopen, ill and disabled workers are returning to a painful old habit: 'masking' their symptoms (Insider)
- Antivirals could be essential for ending the COVID-19 pandemic, but not all Americans may be able to get them (STAT)
- The NFL's top doctor says vaccinated players who get COVID-19 get better quicker — and back to the field sooner — than their unvaccinated teammates (Insider)
- Scientists are testing an experimental chewing gum in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 (Reuters)
-Leah
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