Food and Drug Administrator Dr. Scott Gottlieb will resign, the Trump administration confirmed Tuesday.
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Walgreens Tells Cancer Patients It’s Time To ‘Feel More Like You’ With New Launch
Walgreens rolled out first-of-its-kind program in the U.S. targeting oncology patients, survivors and caregivers who have undergone physical changes associated with cancer. At no cost, 3,000 stores will combine front of store (beauty) with back of stor…
Walgreens Braces For Amazon’s Beauty Care Play
Amazon’s plan to open grocery stores with beauty and personal care products comes as Walgreens Boots Alliance steps up its e-commerce in food and beauty.
Walgreens: Microsoft Scientists Working On ‘Store Of The Future’
Walgreens Boots Alliance said Microsoft is engaged in a “research project” focused on improving the drugstore chain’s data capabilities to create the “store of the future.”
Urgent Care Centers Eclipse 8,700 As Walgreens, CVS Emerge
The number of U.S. urgent care centers rose 8% to 8,774 last year from 8,125 in 2017, a new report from the Urgent Care Association shows.
GNC Partnership Extension Boosts Rite Aid’s Wellness Strategy
Rite Aid will extend its 21-year-old partnership with the health and wellness product store GNC through 2022.
Pressure Mounts On Walgreens To Kick Tobacco Sales Habit
Walgreens will meet with the Food and Drug Administration to discuss “violative tobacco sales to youth” at a time public health advocates and some shareholders want them to stop tobacco sales altogether.
Humana-Walgreens Clinic Venture Boosts Medicare Enrollment
Humana’s joint venture with Walgreens is helping boost the health insurer’s enrollment in Medicare Advantage, the fast-growing coverage for U.S. seniors.
Number Of Nurse Practitioners Surpasses 270,000
The number of licensed nurse practitioners has eclipsed 270,000, an nine percent increase from just 10 months ago, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners said.
Judge Okays $52M Sale of Shopko Pharmacy Assets To Chains Led By Walgreens
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge approved the $52 million sale of bankrupt retailer Shopko’s pharmacy assets to more than 20 drugstore chains led by Walgreens Boots Alliance, CVS Health and the big grocer Albertsons.
