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CVS Health said on Thursday that it will close about 900 stores over the next three years, as it adjusts to shoppers who are buying more online.

CVS will make appointments available in Massachusetts this week for residents to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the pharmacy giant confirmed. An 11-day nationwide pause on the administering of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine was lifted by the FDA and the CDC at the end of last week, and Massachusetts resumed giving J&J doses out at state-run clinics...

Massachusetts and Maine resumed the use of the vaccine on Friday, while Vermont is set to resume the use of it by next week. This comes after reports surfaced of women developing blood clots after receiving the vacccine.

A 24-year-old woman is dead after her car crashed into a CVS pharmacy overnight in Beverly, Massachusetts in what police said appeared to be an intentional act. Police said the woman’s car crashed into the side of the CVS on Dodge Street sometime before 2 a.m., killing the driver. The vehicle left a gaping hole in the structure.

Walmart, CVS Health and Rite Aid are pulling all containers of Johnson & Johnson’s 22-ounce baby powder after the FDA found sub-trace amounts of asbestos, the companies confirmed Thursday. “CVS Pharmacy is complying with Johnson & Johnson’s voluntary recall of Johnson’s Baby Powder 22 oz. and is removing this product from all stores and from CVS.com,” spokesman Mike DeAngelis said...

A Massachusetts school has been ordered to shelter in place Tuesday morning following an armed robbery in which a man stole drugs from a nearby CVS Pharmacy at gunpoint. Anodver Public Schools announced that Doherty Middle School is sheltering in place. The robbery took place at about 7:30 a.m. at a CVS store on Main Street, according to police.

CVS Pharmacy announced Wednesday it will begin selling hemp-derived CBD products in eight states. The national drug store chain will be marketing the topical cannabidiol products, such as creams, sprays and roll-ons, as an “an alternative source of relief,” CVS said in a statement to NBC News. The items will be sold in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland...

CVS Pharmacy announced Wednesday it will begin selling hemp-derived CBD products in eight states. The national drug store chain will be marketing the topical cannabidiol products, such as creams, sprays and roll-ons, as an “an alternative source of relief,” CVS said in a statement to NBC News. The items will be sold in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland...

Authorities in Massachusetts have released a new surveillance image in connection with an ongoing investigation into an armed robbery at a CVS pharmacy last month. Quincy police released a photo of a vehicle, believed to be a Jeep SUV, leaving the scene on Beale Street on Feb. 21 that may have been involved in the armed robbery, calling the blue...

The recall of an infant pain reliever has been expanded over worries that the over-the-counter medication may contain dangerously high concentrations of the drug, NBC News reported. The drug maker Tris-Pharma said additional lots of Infants’ Ibuprofen Concentrated Oral Suspension, USP (NSAID) 50 mg per 1.25 mL — sold in 0.5 oz. bottles at Wal-Mart, CVS Pharmacy and Family Dollar...

You can already get checked and treated for strep throat at many drugstores. You can now get your teeth cleaned and straightened at some. CVS Health is running a pilot with SmileDirectClub to fit people for the start-up’s invisible braces in CVS’ drugstores. Walgreens opened an Aspen Dental office in one of its Florida stores, with plans to open another...

A doctor who owns an urgent care facility in Irvine was arrested Tuesday on charges of illegally distributing opioids, including to a man charged with running over and killing an off-duty Costa Mesa fire captain riding his bicycle in Mission Viejo.

Free delivery. A membership fee. It’s not Amazon Prime, though it sounds like it. CVS is piloting a program in Boston that includes free delivery on most prescriptions and online purchases, access to a pharmacist helpline, a 20 percent discount on all CVS-branded products and a monthly $10 coupon. Called CarePass, a membership costs $48 annually or $5 monthly, less...

A Massachusetts State Police sergeant has been relieved of duty after he was arrested for assaulting an off-duty police officer at a CVS in Plymouth while trying to buy Valentine’s Day gifts.

CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health Corp., wants to end touch-ups of its beauty images in its marketing campaigns by the end of 2020.

It’s been a shakeup for the healthcare industry after CVS and Aetna announced their $69 billion deal, a move that’s caused insurance experts to urge everyone to pay attention.

CVS plans to limit opioid prescription and monitor how much patients are picking up at their stores as health officials fight a major drug epidemic.

The Church of Scientology’s Boston branch has finally agreed to sell the historic Alexandra Hotel in the South End, the Boston Globe reports.

A University of Massachusetts Lowell student is accused of stealing credit card data from CVS pharmacy customers in Nashua, New Hampshire, for his online shopping sprees.

Healthy foods are taking real estate from candy at some CVS stores, the store chain announced Thursday, a response to changing customer preferences and shopping habits, NBC News reported. In CVS Pharmacy’s new store prototype there’s less space for sugary snacks, particularly at the front of the store, where healthier food, vitamins, supplements and cosmetics with more natural ingredients will...