SEATTLE – Food banks, meal programs and shelters have seen an unprecedented increase in the amount of people seeking food assistance in Western Washington. To support that increase, Bartell’s collected $254,545 worth of non-perishable food items in four weeks to support Food Lifeline, a local organization that partners with 300 foodbanks, shelters and meal programs
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — During these trying times, AmerisourceBergen Corp. continues to play a vital role feeding the health care supply chain and, through its global pharmaceutical health care businesses, helping combat the ongoing spread of COVID-19. Rich Tremonte, executive vice president and president of community and specialty pharmacy at AmerisourceBergen, says that, like every
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — Technology has an ever more important role in pharmacy and the overall patient experience with the COVID-19 pandemic. One company providing products and services that are essential to frontline workers during these trying times is Temptime, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Zebra Technologies. The company provides a wide range of
SHELTON, Conn.— Edgewell Personal Care Co. announced an evolution of its executive leadership structure and the team reporting to Rod Little, president and chief executive officer. “Over the last several months, we have focused on improving our underlying performance by strengthening the value-proposition of our core brands, investing in innovation and technology, and reshaping our management team,”
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has launched its 13th annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) report and unveiled Transform Health 2030, the company’s new CSR roadmap for the next decade. The report lays the groundwork for how the company will transform health in four priority areas: Healthy People, Healthy Business, Healthy Community and Healthy Planet. It outlines the ways CVS
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Vyriad announced Tuesday that it has completed the development of a serology test to measure protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The Vyriad SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody Test detects neutralizing antibodies, the critical subset of antibodies known to protect against SARS-CoV-2 viral infections. The ability to reliably identify these
PRINCETON, N.J. — In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, GRYT Health, a digital health company with a social purpose and creator of the Global Virtual Cancer Conference and the GRYT Health platform, and Bristol Myers Squibb have partnered to develop the COVID Advocacy Exchange, a virtual platform to unite patient advocacy organizations, patients, policy makers, healthcare
CHICAGO — U.S. companies in 2019 sourced substantially fewer manufactured goods from 14 traditional Asian trading partners, apparently as a direct result of aggressive U.S. government trade policies, according to the seventh annual Kearney US Reshoring Index. The ongoing trade war sent the Reshoring Index to a record high in 2019. The Reshoring Index compares
HOUSTON — New research from the National Pharmacy Association shows that pharmacy technicians feel unsafe working in pharmacy amid COVID-19 pandemic and that employers are not doing enough to protect the safety and well-being of the pharmacy staff, while also serving the needs of their patients. The survey, “COVID-19: A Survey of Pharmacy Technicians,” compared
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — To show its gratitude during this historic time, Hy-Vee, Inc. is giving a front line employee appreciation bonus to all of its part-time and full-time store employees. The employees will receive a 10% bonus on all their hours worked from March 16 to April 12. The bonuses are a $10 million commitment
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Global health and hygiene company RB – makers of the popular Lysol brand of disinfectant products – has launched a new public health information campaign assessing and evaluating claims related to COVID-19. The campaign is focused on correcting misinformation, challenging misperceptions and debunking common myths. The new website – www.covid-19facts.com – has been developed
BOULDER, Colo. — Charlotte’s Web has established Charlotte’s Web Labs (CW Labs) an internal division for research & development substantially expanding on the company’s efforts around the science of hemp derived phytocannabinoids, terpenes and flavonoid compounds. The company is placing its existing R&D team under the leadership of recently hired senior vice president of Innovation,
AUSTIN, Texas — Mako Medical Laboratories is advancing the future of food through the launch of its personalized nutrition platform MAKO DNA. After three years of collaboration, research, and testing, Mako Medical Laboratories provides a truly customized nutritional plan based upon an individual’s genetic profile. “People are more aware than ever about their health and
QUINCY, Mass. — Stop & Shop announced this week that it will power 40 of its stores in Massachusetts and New York with Bloom Energy Servers. The Servers will provide clean, reliable, 24/7 electricity in an AlwaysON Microgrid configuration that will continue to power each store in the event of a grid power outage. Bloom