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03-24-20
Walgreens Answers S.O.S. from Hundreds of Cruise Ship Passengers Stuck Without Medication Due to COVID-19 Quarantine
As concerns over COVID-19 increase, most people are focused on the virus itself: the risk to themselves and their loved o...
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03-24-20
HanesBrands to Manufacture FDA-approved Cotton Masks During COVID-19 Shortage
HanesBrands is converting production of apparel to production of cotton masks, approved by the FDA, for use when N-95 masks are not required or available.
Learn more here
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03-24-20
UCSF Uses HP BioPrinter to Optimize Combinations of Cancer Medications
Watch Dr. David Donner, UC San Francisco’s Director of Surgical Oncology Research Lab, Explain the Benefits of Innovativ...
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03-23-20
The Detroit Water Crisis and Unexpected Coalitions
Originally published by erb.mich.edu
Since 2014, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department has shut off the water to 141,000 households whose bills were past due. Last year, m...
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03-23-20
Fifth Third Bank Announces Temporary Modifications to Banking Center Service Model to Safely Serve Customers
Fifth Third Bank, National Association, today announced temporary modifications to onsite banking services to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, beginning Saturday, March 21. Customers needing to conduct simple financial transactions are requested to use drive-through services, digital solu...
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03-23-20
Fifth Third Bank Supports Ohio Governor DeWine’s Stay-at-Home Order to Help Flatten the Curve
Fifth Third Bank, National Association, today commended Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, and Ohio Director of Health Dr. Amy Acton fo...
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03-20-20
Bayer Partners with U.S. Government on Major Product Donation to Fight Coronavirus
Bayer has announced it is joining the U.S. Government's fight against COVID-19 with a donation of 3 million tablets of the drug Resochin (chloroquine phosphate).
Resochin, a product discovered by Bayer in 1934 and indicated for prevention and treatment of malaria, also appears to have broa...
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03-20-20
Six Pharmaceutical Firms Taking a Lead in Sustainability
There will always be challenges for the pharmaceutical industry where sustainability is concerned, but it needn’t be a bitter pill to swallow.
From complex medication requiring specific packaging to tight production schedules, the industry faces stubborn obstacles in ensuring that it impro...
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03-20-20
Chinese Community Supports Its IVECO Family During COVID-19 Crisis
As China continues to heal from the effects of the coronavirus with significantly diminished numbers of infected patients, they are looking to pay forward the support they received with a gesture of good will for their Italian ‘neighbors’.
Naveco, a Chinese joint venture of
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03-19-20
Bacardi Helps Produce Hand Sanitizers With Change in Production
A shift in production by Bacardi at the world’s largest premium rum distillery is helping supply ethanol required to produce the much needed hand sanitizers that are in high demand as a result of COVID-19. The Bacardi Corporation distillery in Cataño, Puerto Rico, where more than 80% of the compa...
