Biotech & Health

Amazon Pharmacy is launching vending machines for prescription drugs

Amazon announced on Wednesday that it’s debuting prescription vending machines at its One Medical clinics. The new in-office kiosks, which are operated by Amazon Pharmacy, let patients pick up their prescriptions immediately after their appointment. Amazon Pharmacy Kiosks will be available at One Medical locations in Los Angeles starting in December, and Amazon plans to expand to […]

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Whoop opens blood-testing service to what it says is a 350,000-person waitlist

Fitness band maker Whoop formally opened Whoop Advanced Labs for business on Tuesday. Some 350,000 people were on the waiting list after the service was previewed in May, the company told TechCrunch. Whoop Advanced Labs offers health-screening blood tests from Quest Diagnostics that cover a variety of markers from calcium to white blood cells. The

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Chipiron’s big idea: rethinking MRI access, not replacing old machines 

Medical device funding is hitting levels we haven’t seen since 2021, with investors pouring billions into diagnostics and imaging companies. While innovation has raced ahead, a fundamental problem still hasn’t changed: Critical medical hardware like MRI machines cost millions of dollars and is limited to large hospitals. So how do you take one of the

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