WALGREENS

Crain’s Chicago Business has included Rina Shah, Walgreens vice president of pharmacy operations and specialty, among its “40 Under 40” for 2018.

Walgreens Boots Alliance and health insurer Humana are in preliminary talks about taking equity stakes in one another, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing people who are familiar with the matter.

The “Feel More Like You” program is meant to help patients with cancer and their caregivers manage the physical effects of undergoing cancer treatment.

Walgreens partnered with Southern New Hampshire University to launch the Walgreens Helping Veterans with Educational and Retail Opportunities initiative, which aims to provide career and educational opportunities to veterans.

Walgreens announced that it would be providing year-round safe drug disposals at all its pharmacies at no cost to individuals in 2019.

The partnership will see McLaren Health Care opening retail clinics, urgent care centers and primary care sites within Michigan Walgreens stores; and Walgreens will operate pharmacies at certain McLaren sites, purchasing the locations' pharmacy files and inventory.

Walgreens and AllianceRx Walgreens Prime will be kicking off a collaboration this week with the Global Healthy Living Foundation.

The two companies will be opening at least 600 LabCorp patient service centers inside Walgreens U.S. locations in the next four years.