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Walgreens discusses sale to private equity firm: The news underscores the immense financial pressure on retail pharmacies. We examine the details of a sale, and why things are even worse for Walgreens than rival CVS.

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Social media fuels micro-dosing trend with Ozempic: The trend speaks to the power of social health influencers, but emphasizes responsibility to marketers who need to make sure consumers are getting the most accurate drug information on the channel.

Consumers feel it’s the US government’s responsibility to ensure health coverage: But a for-profit healthcare system that incentivizes insurers to make coverage decisions based on what’s best for business means it’s unlikely to happen.

69.0% of US baby boomers are willing to wait for a worker to unlock a product when they see it in the store, according to Numerator. That figure is much lower for millennials (56.5%) and Gen Zers (57.2%).

So you've got libel laws and things like that, that if someone says something defamatory, if a newspaper prints it, the newspaper will be held account, but so can the editor, and so can the individual journalist.

Docs struggle to use ChatGPT for diagnosing illnesses: Chatbots have greater diagnostic accuracy by themselves than physicians using AI. We examine how doctors can get more comfortable using AI for medical diagnostics.

Consumers are submitting medical scans to Elon Musk’s genAI chatbot, Grok: But Grok isn’t trained well enough on medical data, which could create a host of problems for patients.

Why Amazon is returning to X: Elon Musk’s growing political importance is attracting spenders back to the platform.

ShopMy gains traction in making creator marketing measurable: The platform, which is used by more than 550 brands, raised $77.5 million at a $410 million valuation.

The startup argues its chatbot platform is protected like movies and video games, but the legal system’s AI blind spots leave its liability in question.

New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue gender-affirming care: The mandate stands in opposition to President Trump’s recent executive order that outlaws gender-affirming care in children, with hospitals’ access to federal funding on the line.

One-third of consumers drank more nonalcoholic beverages this year: Nonalcoholic beer is the fastest-growing sector of the sluggish beer market.

Meta Advantage+ is increasingly relying on AI: Some campaigns will lose the ability to manually target consumers in an effort to lean on automation.

X hopes video can reverse declines: A video tab is part of the company’s bet to attract users and advertisers.

Logistics and the supply chain will take center stage this year: While a port strike may be off the table, rising costs and geopolitical tensions will force retailers to make hard choices.

25% tariffs on Mexican imports could shake up the struggling beer industry: Modelo owner Constellation Brand would be hit hard, while Molson Coors could seize the opportunity to grow share.

India’s weak consumer purchasing power: The country’s slowing economic momentum presents a challenge for retailers and brands relying on the market for growth.

Banks must be prepared in case the regulator is restructured.

Retail workers don’t have the same leverage they did a few years ago: But recent moves by Costco and Starbucks suggest that unions can exert some pull.

Senators reintroduce Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act: If passed, the Act could empower patients to make informed decisions about their healthcare amid a torrent of direct-to-consumer drug ads.

Anthropic reaches a settlement with music publishers: Its agreement with Universal Music Group and others offers hints at AI’s future.