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 built a $2 billion mental-health startup by age 29. Current and former employees say she led a fast-paced culture that created panic and fear.

• 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.

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The 5 most common booster-shot side effects, according to 11,290 people in the US who've gotten boosters

• 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.

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CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart helped fuel the opioid crisis, jury finds

• 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.

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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