Walgreens pharmacy staffers stage walkouts over work conditions
NEW YORK — Walgreens has named a new CEO as pharmacy staff walked off the job this week over concerns that working conditions are putting employees and patients at risk. …
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Florida settles lawsuit over COVID data, agrees to provide weekly stats to the public
Florida will provide COVID-19 data to the public again after a former Democratic state representative settled a lawsuit with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration over the decision two years ago …
Gates Foundation funding $40 million effort to help develop mRNA vaccines in Africa in coming years
DAKAR, Senegal — A $40 million investment will help several African manufacturers produce new messenger RNA vaccines on the continent where people were last in line to receive jabs during …
Man convicted of stealing $1.9 million in COVID-19 relief money gets more than 5 years in prison
A Georgia man has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for organizing a scheme that stole nearly $2 million in government aid intended to help businesses …
Arkansas jail inmates settle lawsuit with doctor who prescribed them ivermectin for COVID-19
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Five former inmates at an Arkansas county jail have settled their lawsuit against a doctor who they said gave them the antiparasitic drug ivermectin to fight …
Pharmacist shortages and heavy workloads challenge drugstores heading into their busy season
A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall. Drug and staffing shortages haven’t gone away. Stores are starting their busiest time of year as …
Health care strike over pay and staff shortages heads into final day with no deal in sight
LOS ANGELES — A massive health care strike over wages and staffing shortages headed into its final day on Friday without a deal between industry giant Kaiser Permanente and the …
Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them
It’s the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out. Now that COVID-19 vaccines are not being distributed by …
US adds another option for fall COVID vaccination with updated Novavax shots
U.S. regulators have added another option for fall COVID-19 vaccination, updated shots made by Novavax ByLAURAN NEERGAARD AP medical writer FILE – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration campus in …
Eating disorder rates jumped ‘significantly’ among adolescents amid COVID: study
Eating disorders requiring hospital care increased “significantly” among children and teenagers in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research. A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal …