This startup is issuing AI-generated acne prescriptions
Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.People in Utah can now use AI to get a prescription for acne treatment. Two physicians will approve each AI-generated prescription before they’re issued for the first 100 patients, but will start reviewing them only after they’re prescribed for up to 500 patients. But Nolla Health says it’s the first in the country to issue initial prescriptions, rather than renewals.
- ▪Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.People in Utah can now use AI to get a prescription for acne treatment.
- ▪Two physicians will approve each AI-generated prescription before they’re issued for the first 100 patients, but will start reviewing them only after they’re prescribed for up to 500 patients.
- ▪But Nolla Health says it’s the first in the country to issue initial prescriptions, rather than renewals.
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AICloseAIPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All AINewsCloseNewsPosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All NewsScienceCloseSciencePosts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All ScienceThis startup is issuing AI-generated acne prescriptionsUtah has signed off on letting Nolla Health’s AI system scan a user’s face and issue a prescription directly.Utah has signed off on letting Nolla Health’s AI system scan a user’s face and issue a prescription directly.by Emma RothCloseEmma RothNews WriterPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.FollowFollowSee All by Emma…
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