AP Spotlight Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows TOM MURPHY Associated Press Dec 4, 2024 Dec 4, 2024 Updated Jun 9, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade closed by 2021, new research shows.kAmq=24< 2?5 {2E:?@ ?6:893@C9@@5D H6C6 >@DE GF=?6C23=6 E@ E96 C6E2:= A92C>24J 4=@DFC6D[ H9:49 42? 49:A 2H2J 2E 2=C625J =:>:E65 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^A92C>24:6D\4:E:6D\3=24<\=2E:?@\2446DD\5CF8DE@C6\_cbd2g``_bfc2ehddh2feagha6e3bfgbQm42C6 @AE:@?D :? E9@D6 4@>>F?:E:6Dk^2m[ C6D62C496CD D2:5 :? 2 DEF5J AF3=:D965 E9:D H66< :? w62=E9 p772:CD]k^AmkAmkDA2?m%96 EC6?5 A@E6?E:2==J 82:?65 >@>6?EF> D:?46 E96 DEF5JVD E:>67C2>6[ 3642FD6 >2?J 5CF8DE@C6D 2C6 DE:== DECF88=:?8] x? 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Health-care Walgreens to close 1,200 US stores in an attempt to steady operations By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer
Police hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO's masked killer after 'brazen, targeted' attack on NYC street UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been killed in what investigators suspect was a targeted shooting outside a New York hotel where the h…
How to deal with fresh health insurance deductibles in the new year Many Americans with high-deductible health insurance plans face a cold reality at the start of every year. However, patient advocates say ther…
More pharmacies offer to speed prescription deliveries to customers America’s two largest retailers want to deliver prescriptions to your doorstep, sometimes in a matter of hours.
Closed circuit TV captures armed man sprinting through security during White House Correspondents' Dinner
Closed circuit TV captures armed man sprinting through security during White House Correspondents' Dinner
