Despite having some of the most restrictive public health requirements since the start of the pandemic, New Mexico has seen three record-setting days for daily COVID-19 case totals in just over a week.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock opening new pharmacy in Vermont Sun, 10/25/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Mon, 10/26/2020 – 20:30 In Vermont, the Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center, part of the New Hampshire-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system, is opening a new pharmacy at its satellite…

Walgreens expands eligibility age for COVID-19 testing Sun, 10/25/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Mon, 10/26/2020 – 20:30 Walgreens is expanding the age range for its COVID-19 testing at all of its testing sites. The company now is offering COVID-19 tests for…

The Trump administration shut a vaccine safety office last year. What’s the plan now? Sun, 10/25/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Mon, 10/26/2020 – 20:30 Tracking outcomes in COVID-19 vaccine recipients to ensure the product is not causing harms after coming to…

As sales dropped, some pharmacies turned to pet meds to stay open Sun, 10/25/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Mon, 10/26/2020 – 20:30 Shantelle Brown, owner of Hope Pharmacy in Richmond, VA, says business slowed considerably in April amid the coronavirus pandemic.…

Rite Aid COO Jim Peters outlines company’s new strategy Sun, 10/25/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Mon, 10/26/2020 – 20:30 Speaking at HLTH VRTL 2020, Rite Aid COO Jim Peters discussed the company’s RxEvolution strategy, pointing out that more than 90% of…

Bayer to buy gene-therapy firm AskBio for up to $4 billion Sun, 10/25/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Mon, 10/26/2020 – 20:30 Bayer AG says it will pay $2 billion now for Asklepios BioPharmaceutical Inc. (AskBio), a gene therapy company in North…

Efficacy of tocilizumab in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 Sun, 10/25/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Mon, 10/26/2020 – 20:30 Researchers investigated the use of tocilizumab in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 but not mechanically ventilated. The BACC Bay Tocilizumab Trial included 243 patients…

Study: Universal mask-wearing could save 130,000 lives by spring Sun, 10/25/2020 – 20:00 cbaker_admin Mon, 10/26/2020 – 20:30 A study in Nature Medicine estimates that universal mask-wearing could prevent nearly 130,000 deaths from COVID-19 through the end of February 2021,…