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Sam’s Club focuses on women’s health

Sam’s Club last month offered the latest of its Support Her Health free health screenings to help encourage women to prioritize their health and offer them a convenient way to do so. “While men are well known for avoiding the doctor, a recent survey found that 82% of women say they would

WBA works to clear way to finalizing Rite Aid acquisition

WBA works to clear way to finalizing Rite Aid acquisition

Speculation continues to percolate about snags holding up Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.’s (WBA’s) acquisition of Rite Aid Corp. Last last month the New York Post reported that private equity firms were uninterested in purchasing 650 stores that WBA must divest to satisfy antitrust requirements.

Genoa enters New York market

Genoa enters New York market

After opening its 300th pharmacy a few months ago, Genoa has achieved another milestone. The fast-growing behavioral health pharmacy has launched its first location in New York, giving the company 330 pharmacies overall. The new pharmacy is inside the Bay Shore, N.Y.

Chain drug legend Cork Walgreen dies

Chain drug legend Cork Walgreen dies

Charles (Cork) Walgreen III, who led Walgreen Co. for nearly three decades, died last month at age 80. Walgreen, whose grandfather, Charles Walgreen Sr., opened the first Walgreens drug store in Chicago in 1901, was born in 1935 to Mary Ann Leslie and Charles Walgreen Jr. He would go on to become

Young enrollees sought for ACA

Young enrollees sought for ACA

Seeking to boost the number of young people getting health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration is employing targeted digital communications and social ­media.

FMI eliminates its annual trade show

Citing the changing needs of its members, the Food Marketing Institute is cancelling its annual FMI Connect trade show. “FMI aims at all times to be as agile and as bold as required to serve the needs of our members as well as the broader food industry,” said organization president and chief

Walgreens unveils online skin care platform

To help meet the growing need for skin care resources and accessible care and treatment, Walgreens has launched a new skin care answers platform, available through Walgreens.com and the Walgreens mobile app. The average wait time for patients looking to see a dermatologist in the U.S.

Neighbourhood Pharmacies names full-time CEO

The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) has appointed Justin Bates as its permanent chief executive officer. Speaking to the appointment, board chair Vivek Sood said: “I am very pleased to announce Justin’s appointment as permanent CEO.

Brindley: Walgreens is reinventing beauty

Brindley: Walgreens is reinventing beauty

Walgreens’ vision to recreate the beauty shopping experience is becoming a reality at many of its stores. Aiming to be the destination of choice for today’s beauty care consumers, the drug chain will bring its “Beauty Differentiation” concept to about 1,800 stores by end of calendar 2016.

Trump, Clinton part ways on health care policy

Trump, Clinton part ways on health care policy

With the 2016 presidential election drawing near, health care has emerged as a policy area in which the two major candidates’ differences are strikingly clear. A useful starting point might be their respective approaches to prescription drug pricing.