CVS Pharmacy launches QuickRenew, an at-home contact lens prescription renewal tool Thu, 10/29/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Sat, 10/31/2020 – 01:00 CVS Pharmacy has launched a new online contact lens prescription renewal tool called QuickRenew. The tool is powered by technology…

Central Ohio nonprofit’s ‘Farmacy in the City’ program in South Linden to combine diet, medicine Thu, 10/29/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Sat, 10/31/2020 – 01:00 The nonprofit Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio (CPCO) will soon bring its “Farmacy in the City”…

Former Schnucks pharmacy technicians are negotiating to unionize under CVS Thu, 10/29/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Sat, 10/31/2020 – 01:00 Negotiations are underway to once again unionize the pharmacy technicians working inside Schnucks grocery stores, now as CVS Pharmacy employees. Union…

Baxter issues urgent device correction to reinforce important safety information regarding cleaning practices of all Sigma Spectrum infusion pumps Thu, 10/29/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Sat, 10/31/2020 – 01:00 Baxter International has issued an Urgent Device Correction to highlight key safety…

Break-ins at dozens of Philly pharmacies have owners — and customers — shaken Thu, 10/29/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Sat, 10/31/2020 – 01:00 As demonstrators continued to protest the police-related death of Walter Wallace Jr. this week in Philadelphia, looters targeted…

FBI warns ransomware assault threatens U.S. health care system Thu, 10/29/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Sat, 10/31/2020 – 01:00 HHS, FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security issued a joint alert to warn U.S. hospitals and health care providers about “an…

CDC: Near-record number of children died from influenza during 2019-20 season Thu, 10/29/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Sat, 10/31/2020 – 01:00 The latest CDC data shows 192 influenza-related pediatric deaths were reported during the 2019-20 season. This is the highest number…

Use of hormone replacement therapy and risk of breast cancer Thu, 10/29/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Sat, 10/31/2020 – 01:00 U.K. researchers explored the risk of breast cancer in women exposed to different hormone replacement therapies (HRTs) for different durations of…

SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody LY-CoV555 in outpatients with COVID-19 Thu, 10/29/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Sat, 10/31/2020 – 01:00 Researchers working on the BLAZE-1 study, which is evaluating the ability of a neutralizing antibody to treat mild or moderate COVID-19, report interim…

HHS finalizes rule on insurer price transparency Thu, 10/29/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Sat, 10/31/2020 – 01:00 A final HHS rule issued Thursday requires most private health insurers to begin sharing public and real-time information on prices and cost-sharing. Starting in…