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Podcast: This Week in Managed Care—AZ Vaccine Linked With Rare Clotting Events and Other Health News

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Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care® recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.

This week, the top managed care news included a European safety committee finding very rare blood clot links with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine; new report predicts shifts in the cancer landscape by 2040; the connected nature of type 1 diabetes with other autoimmune diseases.

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Read more about the stories in this podcast:

What We're Reading: Global Coronavirus Coordinator Appointed; UK Variant in All 50 States; COVID-19 Impact on Athletes

What We’re Reading: Oxford Trial Paused; Brain Disorders in COVID-19 Patients; Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

Cancer Landscape to Shift by 2040, New Report Says

Understanding the Connected Nature of Type 1 Diabetes, Other Autoimmune Diseases

Idiopathic Hypersomnia Campaign Seeks to Spread Awareness, Empower Patients

2021 Community Oncology Virtual Conference

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