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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Little Clinic, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kroger, and University of Toledo Physicians on Thursday announced that they have joined forces in a clinical collaboration.

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Less than one month following Walgreens decision to terminate its relationship with Theranos, the blood-testing lab on Thursday announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revoked the company's CLIA certificate, among other sanctions. The revocation of Theranos' CLIA certificate precludes the owners and operators of Theranos from owning, operating or directing a lab until at least July 2018.

Target has picked Bethesda, Md., for another of the company’s small-format stores. According to WTOP, the 35,000-square-foot Target will open in the Shops of Wisconsin development in March with a “tailored product mix,” including groceries, clothing, home goods and a pharmacy. (WTOP)

WOONSOCKET, R.I. - With the Rio 2016 Olympic Games starting next month, MinuteClinic on Thursday announced the addition of several new travel-related services and immunizations to its offerings.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. - Hospital readmissions are reduced by as much as 50% thanks to retail pharmacy medication reconciliation programs, according to a  new study released Thursday by the CVS Health Research Institute.

The research, published in the July issue of Health Affairs, is the first to evaluate the impact of an insurer-supported medication reconciliation program on clinical outcomes and health care spending.

DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreens will participate in the U.S. Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program through an initial $20 million grant awarded to The Scripps Research Institute by the National Institutes of Health, the retail pharmacy operation announced Thursday. The company will help support patient enrollment and participation in the program through its daily interactions with more than 8 million customers in stores, online and through its mobile app.

ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Same store sales were flat at Costco in June, and net sales increased 3% June to $11.33 billion. 

WOONSOCKET, R.I. - The CVS Health Foundation on Thursday announced a new grant to the American Academy of Pediatrics to help improve counseling by all pediatric health care providers around tobacco and exposure to secondhand smoke. The program will provide clinicians with the messages, tools and counseling protocols needed to screen for secondhand smoke exposure and better prepare them to speak with parents and families about the importance of reducing tobacco use.