USDA Outlines Plan to Stop Bird Flu Outbreak, Lower Egg Prices
Drug Topics
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins detailed her organizations plans to combat the bird flu and quell the concerns of rising grocery store costs.
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STAT+: Makary’s first speech to FDA staff focuses on challenging norms, fighting chronic disease
STAT
APRIL 2, 2025
Makary sprinkled in anecdotes intended to stir emotion, recounting the time when his father gave a cancer patient a hug at the grocery store. It included sweeping declarations about the need to challenge scientific norms, and to identify the root causes of chronic disease.
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Meijer Grocery store concept makes its debut
Drug Store News
JANUARY 30, 2023
Customers in Lake Orion and Macomb Township are the first to shop the new Meijer Grocery store concept.
Q&A: How gluten-free processed foods put people with celiac disease at risk
STAT
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Gluten-free bagels, brownie mixes, and frozen burritos beckon from grocery store shelves. People with celiac disease face a food paradox. Yet despite this abundance, they can’t trust that these foods are actually safe to eat.
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Meijer sets opening date for grocery store concept
Drug Store News
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Meijer Grocery will open on Jan. 26, 2023 in Michigan’s Orion and Macomb Townships.
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Clinical Overview: Opill as First OTC Contraception in United States
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Norgestrel (Opill) for pregnancy prevention will be accessible at various retail locations, including drug stores, convenience stores, grocery stores, and online platforms.
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Watch: What we know about traces of H5N1 bird flu found in pasteurized milk
STAT
APRIL 24, 2024
Genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus was found in grocery store milk in the United States this week, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The In this video, STAT explains what is known about the safety of milk on grocery shelves.
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Fresh produce access boosts health outcomes among diabetes patients and those on Medicaid in recent studies
STAT
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
And because she lives in a neighborhood that is considered a food desert because it lacks nearby grocery stores, it can be a huge challenge to access healthy, affordable food. Shane Bailey, a 72-year-old longtime resident and U.S. Coast Guard veteran, is one of them.
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Scientists are starting to uncover how neighborhood can affect the biology of cancer
STAT
AUGUST 8, 2024
Places lacking grocery stores with fresh food could mean worse nutrition for locals. Epidemiologists studying this link they see in the data have focused on so-called social determinants of health — poor access to transportation, for example, could make it harder for residents to see a doctor.
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The Food is Medicine movement originators are trying to standardize medically tailored meals
STAT
MARCH 27, 2024
WASHINGTON — Food corporations, grocery stores, and even tech companies are claiming they are a part of the growing effort to use food to treat medical conditions. Now, the nonprofits that pioneered the work want to standardize it.
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Hy-Vee opens largest store in Gretna, Nebraska
Drug Store News
JUNE 14, 2023
The Gretna Hy-Vee store features the retailer’s entirely reimagined grocery store concept.
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Emergent BioSolutions' Narcan Nasal Spray launches OTC, retailers announce availability
Drug Store News
AUGUST 30, 2023
Emergent has shipped its OTC Narcan Naloxone HCl Nasal Spray 4 mg to mass drug, pharmacy and grocery stores, as well as online retailers.
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STAT+: Q&A: FDA chief on why our hearts are less healthy, how obesity drugs impress him, and what worries him
STAT
OCTOBER 16, 2024
In a recent conversation with STAT, though, he invoked his role as a grandfather, challenged in a grocery store checkout line to resist the ultra-processed foods marketed to American children and adults. “What do they have right as you’re trying to check out? All of the junk food,” he said.
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Opinion: Cost-effectiveness of health interventions may be perpetuating health disparities. Here’s how to fix that
STAT
AUGUST 5, 2024
The neighborhood often fails to secure new investments required to maintain health clinics or develop mixed-income housing or grocery stores due, in part, to cost-effectiveness analyses that show investment in the community won’t drive returns. Read the rest…
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Study: Consumers shop drug stores for grocery, household items as much as pharmacy
Drug Store News
APRIL 27, 2023
Drug stores are favored over grocery stores, mass retailers and online for pharmacy and medical needs (64%), per Acosta Group's Drug Store Channel Shopper Insights study.
Taking Over the Reins: Keiko Bury and Carrboro Family Pharmacy
PioneerRx
JANUARY 17, 2023
For a city, the event of opening its first grocery store or bank is enough for celebration. There is a first time for anything. It also gives that establishment.
Study: Consumers shop drug stores for grocery, household items as much as pharmacy
Drug Store News
APRIL 27, 2023
Drug stores are favored over grocery stores, mass retailers and online for pharmacy and medical needs, per Acosta Group's Drug Store Channel Shopper Insights study.
Hy-Vee opens 3 new stores
Drug Store News
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The Janesville store is a reimagined grocery store with a new layout and the Oregon location offers an enhanced dining experience.
Opinion: Small changes in food ‘choice environments’ in stores can make a healthy difference
STAT
AUGUST 9, 2024
Grocery stores, convenience stores, and other food retailers are built to promote sales of cheap, energy-dense, nutrient-poor food and beverages. The food industry knows this about me — and you. While these marketing practices target all shoppers, they have the largest effect on low-income shoppers.
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STAT+: A 50-year battle over one additive highlights FDA’s challenges with food safety
STAT
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Restaurants and grocery stores, like Panera, Whole Foods, and Kroger, have banned all foods with brominated vegetable oil as well. Pepsi and Coca Cola both pledged to stop using the ingredient, which can help keep soda flavoring from rising to the top of a bottle, nearly a decade ago. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…
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Listen: ‘Food apartheid’ starves minority neighborhoods on Long Island
STAT
JUNE 19, 2023
nearly every Sunday, driving his van to Trader Joe’s and other grocery stores on Long Island in order to rescue food destined for the dumpster. James Boone wakes up at 6 a.m.
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Can you eat bread if you have diabetes?
The Checkup by Singlecare
JANUARY 14, 2025
Check the nutrition facts: When at the grocery store, look for bread with fewer processed ingredients and higher fiber content (the first ingredient shouldnt be sugar or white flour). Practice portion control: Stick to moderate serving sizesabout one to two slices, depending on the bread type and your daily carb allowance.
FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill
STAT
JULY 13, 2023
For the first time, people will now be able to readily purchase birth control online and at pharmacies, convenience stores, and grocery stores without a prescription, a requirement that has been seen as a hurdle to greater access to contraception.
STAT+: Upstart Element ratchets up race for cheaper DNA sequencing with a $200 genome
STAT
JANUARY 11, 2023
But genomics startup Element Biosciences on Wednesday announced it can now read a whole human genome for as little as $200 — the cost of a couple trips to the grocery store. SAN FRANCISCO — Decoding the billions of chemical letters that help shape who we are once cost a fortune.
Opinion: Good health care price transparency rules are at risk if Congress doesn’t act
STAT
MARCH 13, 2024
Consider shopping for cereal in the grocery store. Buyers easily know how many grams of sugar and calories are in a serving, as well as how much the box costs, before they get to the checkout line. Yet in the U.S. health care market, this often isn’t the case. I’m an economics professor.
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STAT+: The FDA is testing new nutrition labels on the front of food packages
STAT
JUNE 20, 2023
which could soon line grocery store shelves. Much of the Americas already has so-called front of package labels — small symbols printed on packaged foods that alert consumers when a food is high in certain unhealthy nutrients like sodium or saturated fat.
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Southeastern Grocers joins NationsBenefits network
Drug Store News
MARCH 1, 2024
Medicare Advantage and Medicaid members can use their health-plan-funded supplemental benefit cards to purchase select groceries and OTC products at Harvey Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores.
Partners in Innovation: STC
PioneerRx
AUGUST 11, 2022
Now that it’s officially flu season, it’s common to see signs advertising flu shots in your doctor’s office, pharmacy, and even your grocery store. Immunizations…
Partners in Innovation: STC
PioneerRx
AUGUST 11, 2022
Now that it’s officially flu season, it’s common to see signs advertising flu shots in your doctor’s office, pharmacy, and even your grocery store. Immunizations…
Publix Pharmacy Career Review: The Good, The Bad, and The Future
The Happy PharmD
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Forget everything you think you know about grocery store pharmacies. Publix is setting a new standard, and it’s not just about filling prescriptions in a corner of the grocery store anymore. Many pharmacists find themselves working solo during peak hours with minimal assistance, especially in lower-traffic stores.
FDA approves first ever OTC birth control pills
The Checkup by Singlecare
JULY 14, 2023
When it comes to market, consumers will be able to buy Opill at pharmacies, grocery stores, and convenience stores as well as online. “The timeline for availability and price of this nonprescription product is determined by the manufacturer,” per the FDA.
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What are potassium-rich foods?
The Checkup by Singlecare
DECEMBER 26, 2023
The good news for those with low potassium levels is that you can find it in many of the foods at your local grocery store. These may be signs that your body is missing an important mineral: potassium. Potassium-rich foods include bananas, dried fruit, leafy greens, chicken, salmon, almonds, and lentils. What is potassium?
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Five for Friday May 19: Celebrating Success in Advancing Medication Use Quality
PQA
MAY 19, 2023
Offering Expanded Care through Supermarket Pharmacies In the post-COVID environment, grocery stores such as Albertsons, Kroger and Hy-Vee are continuing to innovate to care for their customers, who have a new mindset when it comes to staying healthy.
The 30-Day Step Challenge: Walk for a cause and your health.
Dr. Jamie Hardy: The Lifestyle Pharmacist
AUGUST 21, 2023
Afternoon: Go to the grocery store for a quick snack and make a few laps around the store. Bonus Points 5,000 steps: Take a stroll around the mall or hit the treadmill before bed to achieve a total of 10,000 steps and give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back. Aim for 5,000 steps. Make sure to park far away from the door.
A Traveler’s Guide To Beating Burnout In Belize
Dr. Jamie Hardy: The Lifestyle Pharmacist
OCTOBER 5, 2021
I shopped a produce stand for fresh fruit, picked up snacks from a grocery store, and drove like a local. I tapped into my adventurous side and explored the town of San Pedro for a taste of the Belizian culture. Golf carts are the preferred mode of transportation here. I shopped a local fresh fruit stand.
6 health benefits of pickles
The Checkup by Singlecare
MAY 17, 2023
When you’re looking for gut-friendly pickled foods, you have to stay in the refrigerator section of the grocery store and look for the word ‘raw’ or ‘fermented’ on the label,” says Megan Hansen, RDN , a registered dietitian and nutritionist, founder of Metabolism Makeover.
The Dangerous Truth About Mail Order Pharmacies: Rising Costs and Hidden Risks
The Happy PharmD
DECEMBER 17, 2024
Its like going to the grocery store and hoping for the best without knowing the actual cost of what you’re buying. Whats even more concerning is the lack of transparency in the pricing structure. Many employers, health plans, and patients are left in the dark about how much PBMs are actually marking up drug prices.
Can You Lower Blood Sugar with Cinnamon?
The People's Pharmacy
APRIL 17, 2023
Cassia cinnamon is the kind usually found on grocery store shelves. Most studies of cinnamon to lower blood sugar have used ordinary cassia cinnamon ( Cinnamomum cassia ) rather than the more expensive Ceylon cinnamon ( Cinnamomum zeylonicum ). Saigon cinnamon is closely related to cassia cinnamon. What About Cinnamon Extracts?
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Pharmacies Selling PSE: Remember to Train Employees and Self-Certify
The FDA Law Blog
AUGUST 21, 2023
as non-prescription drugs) directly to walk-in customers or in face-to-face transactions by direct sales must self-certify with DEA that their employees have been trained on SCLP sales requirements. 21 U.S.C. § 830(e)(1)(B)(i).
Milan & Lake Como Travel Recap + Tips
The Luxe Pharmacist
APRIL 29, 2024
Italy always has bottled water, there’s no tap water at so what we have found helpful is stopping by a local market or grocery store and buying a couple big liter water bottles (normally at a market these will be ~50 cents each compared to 2+ euros at a hotel or restaurant).
How much is loratadine (Claritin) without insurance?
The Checkup by Singlecare
JUNE 2, 2023
All it takes is a visit to a local drugstore or grocery store to compare prices. Smaller sizes will cost about the same—around $6 for 45 tablets, or about 13 cents per tablet. The standard dosage is one tablet per day. Other FDA-approved antihistamines may cost less.
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Will Your Insurance Cover Your Vitamins?
BuzzRx
JUNE 9, 2020
Over-the-counter (OTC) vitamins, minerals, and herbs are ones that you can purchase off-the-shelf in pharmacies, grocery stores, and online without a doctor’s prescription. Can my doctor prescribe vitamins? There are two types of vitamin supplements.
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Why Neglecting Digital Health is a Danger for the Pharmacy Profession
The Digital Apothecary
OCTOBER 4, 2019
Target, Walmart) or grocery stores that have a pharmacy located in them. But it's not just lost profits due to drug-sales that is a concern. Pharmacy has often served as a loss-leader for many businesses. Take retail establishments (e.g., That's the intent.
Opinion: How to protect the American egg supply from avian flu
STAT
MARCH 20, 2025
Wholesale egg prices have dropped by more than 40% since late February, a decline that should soon translate into broader savings for consumers at grocery stores. North American flyways typically remain quiet in February as migratory birds have yet to start their journeys from their winter habitats.
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