1. Amazon Clinic General Manager Nworah Ayogu, MD, is leaving the company to join Thrive Capital, a firm that builds and invests in internet, software and technology companies.
2. Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health and Amazon are using generative artificial intelligence to counter health misinformation.
3. Amazon Pharmacy is now offering same-day prescription medicine deliveries for customers in New York City and Los Angeles, with plans to expand to more than a dozen cities by the end of the year.
4. Eli Lilly tapped Amazon Pharmacy as a partner to deliver select medications including weight loss drugs directly to consumers’ homes.
5. Amazon’s Alexa integrated a telehealth and virtual healthcare delivery platform by Hellocare into its software, allowing patients to make calls and seek medical assistance from physicians and nurses through the use of their voice.
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