For many people, the holidays are about spending time with loved ones and opening presents. Unfortunately, this is not the case for a large number of seniors. …
LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Monday sued Walgreens, accusing the pharmacy chain of fueling the opioid crisis in the state by fil…
March 16, 2021
NEW YORK -- Online retail giant Amazon is making a bold expansion into physical stores with a $13.7 billion deal to buy Whole Foods, setting the stage for radi…
Joan Cohrs missed her chance to grab a prescription at her usual drugstore by about 30 seconds.
January 8, 2023
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration, eager to show progress on prescription drug costs, on Wednesday moved forward with its plan to allow Americans to safel…
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators on Thursday approved the nation's first over-the-counter birth control pill in a landmark decision that will soon allow Americ…
July 14, 2023
Feb. 5 Central City Barber Shop, 3145 Central Ave., reported a burglary. Missing were barber clippers. Walmart, 4019 Central Ave., reported a theft of de…
A recent report indicates that the partnership between the United Way and FamilyWize has helped more than 1,000 local residents save more than $100,000 on medi…
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee has launched an investigation into exorbitant drug price hikes by Turing Pharmaceuticals and three other companies, responding…
WASHINGTON -- Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday.
August 17, 2022
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE -- During the Aug. 4 meeting of the Hot Springs Village Rotary Club, Village resident Al Lewis described his work to protect people from un…
WASHINGTON -- The COVID-19 treatments millions of Americans have taken for free from the federal government will enter the private market next week with a heft…
October 28, 2023
WASHINGTON -- The $1,000 pill for a liver-wasting viral infection that made headlines last year is no longer the favorite of patients and doctors.
WASHINGTON -- When you're coming down with a cold, there are a few items you typically reach for to start feeling better: cough drops, herbal tea, maybe an ove…
WASHINGTON -- Before taking office, President Donald Trump railed against the pharmaceutical industry and accused it of "getting away with murder."
WASHINGTON -- Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per month for people on their plans. The Bid…
January 11, 2022
WASHINGTON -- Federal health advisers said Wednesday that a decades-old birth control pill should be sold without a prescription, paving the way for a likely U…
May 11, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Millions more home tests for COVID-19 are hitting store shelves, but will there be enough for Americans hoping to screen themselves before h…
NEW YORK -- Walmart will no longer sell cigarettes in some of its stores though tobacco sales can be a significant revenue generator.
March 29, 2022