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Technology meets public health in South Carolina
June 16, 2026
Innovative Solutions Consulting & Counseling Group, working with the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund and the City of Columbia Office of Neighborhood…
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Japanese-style vending machines spark concerns in Australia
June 16, 2026
Japanese-style Gachapon toy vending machines are drawing attention in Australia as their popularity grows among children and families, according to a Yahoo…
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Florida clinic pilots prescription vending
June 15, 2026
Lee Health has partnered with Vend-Rx to install a prescription dispensing vending machine at its Convenient Care clinic on Pine Island Road in Cape Coral…
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Georgia builds statewide naloxone access network
June 12, 2026
A new outdoor naloxone vending machine has been installed outside Little Five Points Pharmacy in Atlanta as part of a statewide effort to expand…
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InventHelp inventor develops vending machine for feminine hygiene products
June 10, 2026
An inventor from Lake Stevens, Washington, has developed a concept for a new vending machine designed to provide women with convenient access to feminine…
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Hygiene vending machine helps meet basic needs for North Carolina youth
June 9, 2026
The Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County, North Carolina, has installed a vending machine that provides free hygiene products to young people, according…
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Another locality sees overdose deaths decline after Narcan vending rollout
June 8, 2026
Eight months after launching a network of naloxone vending machines, officials in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, say the program is showing promising results…
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New Orleans health groups launch reproductive care vending machine
May 20, 2026
Seven reproductive health advocacy organizations have launched a free healthcare vending machine inside the New Orleans Healing Center, offering birth control…
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Wisconsin county adds free gun locks to health vending machines
May 12, 2026
Officials in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, have expanded a public health vending machine initiative to include free gun trigger locks and cable locks aimed at…
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Amazon adds Ozempic to pharmacy kiosks
May 8, 2026
Amazon Pharmacy is expanding its diabetes treatment offerings by adding the pill version of Ozempic to its pharmacy platform and select kiosks, while also…
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Tennessee school gets hygiene vending machine
May 5, 2026
Regional health plan brand Wellpoint Tennessee, in partnership with Archie's Promise, has installed a hygiene vending machine at East Ridge Middle School in…
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Wisconsin university students call for health vending machine
April 20, 2026
The Student Senate at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has approved a proposal to install a health and wellness vending machine on campus, according to a…
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Packaged ice trade group reacts to vending machine lead study
April 10, 2026
The International Packaged Ice Association is calling for stronger oversight of vending kiosks and similar retail formats, according to a press release.
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Pepperdine SGA to fund health vending machine
April 6, 2026
Pepperdine University's Student Government Association has approved $6,000 in funding for a new vending machine at the Student Health Center, designed to…
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Vending as social infrastructure: Expanding access to essential goods
by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media
The notion of vending machines delivering public services isn't new. Using those machines to deliver overdose-reversal medications has been expanding across…
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Missouri gets first soap vending machine
April 2, 2026
A refillable soap vending machine, the Soap Refill Station, has been introduced in downtown Springfield, Mo., after six years of development by local business…
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New York honors naloxone vending proponent
April 1, 2026
Public health vending machines, aimed at combating overdose deaths, are among the innovations being recognized as New York City honors municipal workers at the…
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New York law could require contraception vending on college campuses
March 26, 2026
A proposed New York law, the Emergency Contraception Act, would require every campus in the State University of New York and the City University of New York…
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Some tech companies deploying tobacco vending machines
March 13, 2026
Some technology companies, including data integration and analytics firm Palantir Technologies, are stocking office vending machines with nicotine pouches and…
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Maryland county offering free cannabis storage bags via vending
March 9, 2026
Anne Arundel County, in Maryland, is using a network of "Health-to-Go" vending machines to distribute free cannabis safe-storage bags in an effort to prevent…
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