Utah Now Allows AI to Scan Your Face and Prescribe Acne Medication
A Utah-based startup named Nolla Health has launched a pilot program that uses AI to scan patients' faces and prescribe acne medication. The service operates on a subscription model and is currently limited to treating acne with a list of eight approved treatments. Medical professionals have expressed concern about the rapid adoption of AI in healthcare, emphasizing that human physicians should retain ultimate responsibility for care decisions.
- ▪Nolla Health charges patients $5 per month for a subscription service that allows AI to analyze facial scans for acne severity.
- ▪The pilot program is structured in three phases, starting with physician oversight of the first 100 prescriptions before moving to weekly and then monthly audits.
- ▪The Utah Medical Association stated that Nolla Health did not require their approval to run the pilot, though the Office of AI Policy reviewed the plan.
- ▪Michelle McOmber, CEO of the Utah Medical Association, argued that AI is currently best suited for gathering medical information rather than making independent care decisions.
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Tech > Services & Software > AI Utah Now Allows AI to Scan Your Face and Prescribe Acne Medication The program is limited in scope and can only prescribe medication for acne. Joe Hindy Joe is a freelance journalist.… Read full bio Joe Hindy Read full bio Edited by Gael Cooper October 7, 2026, 9:20 pm ET 2 min read A Utah startup allows AI to decide if patients need an acne medication prescription. Pakin Songmor/Getty Images Robot medical help is fairly common in sci-fi, ranging from Baymax in Big Hero 6 to the surgical bots in Star Wars that put Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader’s infamous black armor. Now, a subscription service in Utah has deployed the first AI doctor that can actually prescribe medication.
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