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Purdue and Gleaners Food Bank to Open Pharmacy, Concerns Over Eli Lilly and Pfizer Relationship, IU Researchers get Top Awards, Ground Breaking for New Subsidized Housing

Purdue and Gleaners Food Bank to Open Pharmacy, Concerns Over Eli Lilly and Pfizer Relationship, IU Researchers get Top Awards, Ground Breaking for New Subsidized Housing

July 31, 2025

A new charitable pharmacy project from Purdue University and Gleaners Food Bank will soon open to the public. A recent senate report raises concerns about growing relationships between telehealth companies and drug manufacturers Eli Lilly and Pfizer. Two Indiana University School of Medicine researchers received top awards at the Alzheimer’s Association’s annual international conference in Toronto this month. Ground breaking for a new subsidized apartment building in the Mapleton-Fall neighborhood will offer 57-units of affordable housing to Indianapolis families.

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