SEATTLE – Just as quickly as schools shut down for a quarantine summer, it’s already time to navigate what education will look like with the present challenges of 2020. Regardless of the learning method, as many as 58,000 local students begin the school year without basic school supplies. This year, Bartell’s 18th annual School Tools supply drive
WASHINGTON – While the reopening of businesses shut down by the coronavirus pandemic is a significant step forward, it is too soon to say how quickly or smoothly the nation’s economy will recover, National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said on Monday. “Is it possible the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us?
WASHINGTON — Representative organizations of America’s pharmaceutical supply and payment chain, including prescription and over-the-counter brand and generic manufacturers; wholesalers; retail, specialty, and managed care, pharmacies; health insurance providers and other payers; pharmacists in hospitals and health systems; and pharmacy benefit managers, released on Thursday new policy principles to promote undisrupted patient access to medications
Editor’s note: NACDS president and chief executive officer Steven Anderson has issued the following memo to NACDS members on an important advisory opinion issued late yesterday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which was requested by NACDS, member companies and individual pharmacists: TO: NACDS Chain Members FROM: Steven C. Anderson,
STAMFORD, Conn. – In March 2020 Henkel announced a comprehensive Global Solidarity Program to support employees, customers and communities affected by COVID-19. As an extension of this program, Dial has committed to donate over 600,000 units of liquid hand soap, bar soap and body wash products to FEMA, supporting their mission to help people during
NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new partnership with drugstore giant CVS Health to help double capacity to test for the Coronavirus strain Covid-19 in the state. In a briefing Sunday, Cuomo said the state of New York has doubled testing capacity to reach 40,000 diagnostic tests per day as more
MONTREAL — The Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) Research Center today announced that, through its association with NYU Langone, its clinical study on COVID-19 has received funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of the world’s foremost medical research centers. ColCorona is one of the
BETHESDA, Md. — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced Wednesday a new initiative aimed at speeding innovation, development and commercialization of COVID-19 testing technologies, a pivotal component needed to return to normal during this unprecedented global pandemic. With a $1.5 billion investment from federal stimulus funding, the newly launched Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx)
NEW YORK — As families everywhere continue to cope with uncertainty stemming from the global pandemic, Sesame Workshop, in collaboration with AT&T and Walgreens, is announcing a major expansion of its Caring for Each Other initiative to help children and their caregivers stay healthy, build resilience, and adjust to a “for-now normal.” Wednesday’s release on
NEW YORK, — COVID-19 will cause a huge spike in asset dispositions across multiple sectors once the economic recovery begins, advised Dan Kane, co-founder and managing member of Tiger Capital Group, in a podcast interview with The ABF Journal posted on April 20. Retailers, manufacturers and distributors will be particularly hard hit due to the
NEW YORK — Beauty brand, Julep, is joining the fight against COVOD-19 by decreasing production on their nonessential skincare and makeup products, and crafted an antibacterial hand sanitizer. This quick-drying antibacterial gel formula is infused with naturally effective ingredients such as: Aloe, helps soothe irritation and provides a refreshing feel, and Plant-based Glycerin, acts as a barrier
WILMINGTON, Del. – DuPont has launched a new program, #TyvekTogether, to increase the overall availability of Tyvek personal protective garments in the company’s continued efforts to help combat the spread of COVID-19 and protect health care workers. At full capacity, this initiative could deliver 6 million additional non-surgical isolation gowns per month by enabling others
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid continues to expand COVID-19 testing sites with new locations opening Saturday, in Waldwick, N.J. and Valley Cottage, N.Y., through its partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In addition to the current self-testing sites in Pennsylvania, Rite Aid has opened two new locations in the
WASHINGTON — Pharmacists are tireless responders on the front lines of health care as our nation faces the COVID-19 pandemic. To assist them in staying safe and up to date with the latest research and practice guidance, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) offers new and current training programs and resources. “We are diligently working on behalf of