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Missouri welcome centers add free naloxone dispensers along I-44
September 4, 2026
Free naloxone is now available from newspaper-style dispensing boxes at two Interstate 44 welcome centers in Conway, Missouri, according to a KSMU News report…
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Missouri county expands free naloxone vending program
September 2, 2026
Jackson County Public Health in Missouri has installed its second Bluebox vending machine outside a Synergy One Lending office in the Kansas City suburb of…
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Greater Vancouver Food Bank launches vending machines at SkyTrain stations
September 1, 2026
The Greater Vancouver Food Bank has launched vending machines at two Vancouver SkyTrain stations to sell products made from surplus fruit that otherwise could…
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Study explores expanding contraception vending across New York campuses
August 31, 2026
Researchers at Binghamton University are studying the use of emergency contraception vending machines on New York college campuses and whether students want…
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Boston health center launches free medical supply vending machine
August 24, 2026
Codman Square Health has installed a health and wellness vending machine outside its clinic in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, according to an NBC 10 Boston…
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How vending machines can help reduce plastic, other waste
by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media
Vending machines are commonly associated with disposable bottles, wrappers and cups, but the same automated infrastructure could help move consumers away from…
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Research spotlight: Self-service technology moves deeper into health care
by Richard Slawsky — Editor, Connect Media
Two recent research papers illustrate how kiosks and automated dispensing systems could play broader roles in detecting disease, improving access to medication…
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Maternity Care Coalition to launch community care kiosk in Pennsylvania
August 14, 2026
Maternity Care Coalition will launch a Community Care Kiosk in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 18 at YWCA Tri-County Area…
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Pakistan health ministry opens healthy food kiosk in Islamabad
August 13, 2026
Pakistan's federal health minister, Syed Mustafa Kamal, has inaugurated a Lifestyle Medicine Health Kiosk at the Ministry of National Health Services…
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UK to ban tobacco, vape vending machines in Oct. 2026
August 13, 2026
The United Kingdom will prohibit vending machines from selling or dispensing tobacco, vaping and nicotine products beginning Oct. 29, 2026, according to a…
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Estonia pharmacy vending machine bill adds competition safeguards
August 12, 2026
Estonia's Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications wants the proposed pharmacy vending machine law to include a post-implementation review conducted by…
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Minnesota county seeks input on health vending machine
August 11, 2026
Cook County Public Health and Human Services in Minnesota is asking residents to help determine what should be stocked in a planned public health vending…
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Japanese vending machines sell a cool time
August 10, 2026
A mobile cooling booth known as the Do Hiemon Box is gaining attention in Japan as temperatures climb to dangerous levels, according to a FirstPost report.
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Singapore reverse vending machines collect 5.5M drink containers
August 6, 2026
Singapore's Beverage Container Return Scheme has collected 5.5 million empty drink containers through more than 1 million transactions since launching April 1…
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Solar-powered kiosks expand food access in North Carolina
August 5, 2026
Five organizations in Franklin, North Carolina, have launched Fresh Access Franklin, a network of three free, solar-powered community refrigerator kiosks for…
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New Jersey county launches first harm reduction vending machine
August 4, 2026
Ocean County, New Jersey's first harm reduction vending machine is now operating outside the Suburban Health Clinic in Toms River, offering free, anonymous…
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Ghana plans nationwide condom vending machine rollout to fight HIV
July 28, 2026
Ghana plans to begin installing condom vending machines nationwide during the final quarter of 2026 as part of its HIV prevention strategy, according to a…
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Wisconsin fire department adds 2nd public health vending machine
July 28, 2026
A second public health vending machine has opened in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, at the Two Rivers Fire Department, according to a Seehafer News report.
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Fresh & Ready Foods recalls vending machine burritos
July 27, 2026
Fresh & Ready Foods has recalled a limited number of Sprig & Sprout Spicy Breakfast Burritos and Fresh and Ready Spicy Breakfast Burritos after sausage…
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Another Alaska town deploys a wellness vending machine
July 27, 2026
Seward, Alaska, officials and the Qutekcak Native Tribe have introduced a community wellness vending machine offering free health and hygiene products around…
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