CVS, Walgreens limit purchases of children's pain-relief medicine
Increased demand has led CVS and Walgreens to limit purchases of children's pain-relief medicine.
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Increased demand has led CVS and Walgreens to limit purchases of children's pain-relief medicine.
CVS has tentatively agreed to pay $5 billion to settle lawsuits brought by states and local governments alleging the retailers mishandled prescriptions of opioid painkillers.
Massachusetts does not tax period products. They are considered medicals supplies.
The CVS inside Greater Lowell Technical High School was built by students and designed to train students for skills that will get them a job right now.
As the Omicron variant surges, over-the-counter cold and flu medications are becoming harder to find.
A 4-year-old boy was accidentally given a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot at CVS site in Fitchburg this week.
The closures will start in spring of 2022.
CVS and Walgreens will start providing Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5-to-11 starting this weekend.
CVS and Walgreens say they will have the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for those who are eligible.
Pharmacists working in the company's retail stores have until Nov. 30 to get fully vaccinated.
CVS announced Wednesday it is raising minimum wage to $15 an hour for all employees, starting in July 2022.
CVS is taking two of its store brand aloe vera products off the shelves following a recall of Johnson & Johnson sunscreens.
Prizes include a VIP trip to the Super Bowl, free cruises and tropical vacations.
The announcement comes as President Joe Biden directed pharmacies participating in the federal vaccine program to make the shots more easily available.
CVS is among the facilities that has paused all Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine doses so the FDA and CDC can investigate six cases of a "rare and severe" type of blood clot in women.
You can now get a rapid COVID-19 antibody test at your nearest CVS MinuteClinic.
CVS Health announced it is adding 34 new locations in Massachusetts where COVID vaccines will be offered, bringing the total number of stores in the state to 85.
Last week, CVS listed teachers as eligible for COVID vaccine appointments in Massachusetts.
Just 12,000 new first dose appointments for mass vaccinations sites in Massachusetts were made available Thursday and they went fast.
Teachers are now listed as eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Massachusetts at CVS stores.
CVS is now offering the coronavirus vaccine at select stores in Massachusetts.
CVS is now scheduling appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations at their pharmacies starting Friday, February 12.
Walgreens stores will begin offering COVID vaccine appointments in New Hampshire on Friday.
Eighteen CVS locations around Massachusetts will be offering COVID vaccine appointments for eligible residents starting February 11.
Residents and staff at long-term care facilities in Massachusetts began getting the COVID-19 vaccine Monday.
Boston Police shot and killed a suspected carjacker in Roxbury late Wednesday night.
Two police officers and a good Samaritan helped save a woman's life after a house fire in Merrimac, Massachusetts early Wednesday morning.
The town of Foxboro had threatened to cancel the seven matches if it didn't get $7.8 million for security.
On Cape Cod, powerful storms have accelerated long-standing erosion concerns at local beaches.
The Abbot Library in Marblehead will close its doors in December if the town can't come up with an override to fix their roughly $7 million budget deficit.
Boston Police shot and killed a suspected carjacker in Roxbury late Wednesday night.
Police bodycam video shows officers breaking up a party involving Patriots players at Estella Restaurant in Boston.
The Abbot Library will close in December if the town can't come up with an override to fix their roughly $7 million budget deficit.
The town of Foxboro had threatened to cancel the seven matches if it didn't get $7.8 million for security.
A 14-year-old girl was taken into immigration custody, but has since been ordered by a judge to be returned to Massachusetts.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
A woman went to visit her mother's grave at St. Joseph Cemetery in West Roxbury and was surprised to see the headstone was moved.
In the last four years there were 168 threats made against trial court judges in Massachusetts, according to state records.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Gillette is making a $1 billion investment in a new Boston headquarters.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Two more movie theater chains are closing locations in Massachusetts. Experts say megaplexes need to make major changes.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
The Patriots lost a pair of defense players on Wednesday as the new league year is about to get underway.
The San Antonio Spurs beat Boston 125-116 on Tuesday night to sweep a contentious two-game season series with the Celtics.
The Boston Bruins earned their 13th straight victory at home, 2-1 over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown was ejected after receiving two technical fouls during the first half of Tuesday's game against the San Antonio Spurs.
The New England Patriots are adding a weapon for quarterback Drake Maye, signing free agent wide receiver Romeo Doubs.
Researchers spotted the season's first North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves in Cape Cod Bay.
Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, have been spotted not far off the coast of Massachusetts.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.