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Doctors say fears of blood clots from J&J's shot are overdone and could delay the push to end the pandemic
Coronavirus vaccines are facing their biggest safety scare to date.- A small number of people immunized with Johnson & Johnson's or AstraZeneca's shot developed serious
blood clots . - Medical experts say a blow to public confidence in vaccination is a graver threat than the actual adverse events.
A new rule was supposed to force hospitals to reveal their secret prices. But after I spent hours shopping around for an MRI, I learned that not much has changed.
- Starting January 1,
hospitals were supposed to publish prices they negotiate with insurers. - To see whether the process had gotten easier, reporter Shelby Livingston tried finding prices for an MRI at nearby hospitals.
- She was unable to easily compare MRI prices, as most hospitals neglected to post negotiated rates.
Find out how far Shelby got here>>
Microsoft is spending $16 billion to beat Google and Amazon to the ground floor of healthcare
Microsoft is buying Nuance Communications to bulk up its healthcare services.- Nuance is best known for conversational AI that helps doctors with notes.
- Microsoft stands to work with more than half of US physicians when the deal goes through.
Read on to see how the cloud wars are heating up>>
More stories we're reading:
- JOIN US THURSDAY FOR A LIVE EVENT: Experts answer your questions about coronavirus vaccines and the risk of rare, serious blood clots (Insider)
- Researchers are puzzling over what to make of the link between COVID-19 vaccines and blood clots (Stat News)
- What to do if you got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine amid blood clot fears (Insider)
- Meet the billionaire who built an empire out of electronic medical records (Forbes)
- New data shows Moderna's vaccine remains highly protective 6 months after shots (Insider)
- Lydia