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Utah approves AI startup for automated acne prescriptions

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Utah has authorized healthcare startup Nolla Health to launch a pilot project allowing its artificial intelligence system to autonomously issue prescriptions and refills for acne treatments with minimal human physician oversight. [1][2]

What changed

  • Users in Utah can scan their faces via the company app to have the system evaluate acne severity and handle prescriptions. [2]

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[1] SiliconANGLEPublisher coverage

Utah gives startup Nolla Health permission to start issuing AI automated prescriptions for acne treatments

Utah has become the first state in the U.S. to give an artificial intelligence startup permission to automate the approval of prescription refills with only minimal oversight from human physicians. In a blog post today, Nolla Health said it has been granted approval by the state to launch a pilot project that will enable acne…

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An image showing the Nolla Health appThe Verge ↗
[2] The VergePublisher coverage

This startup is issuing AI-generated acne prescriptions

People in Utah can now use AI to get a prescription for acne treatment. On Monday, healthcare startup Nolla Health announced that users in the state can scan their faces using its app, allowing its AI system to analyze acne severity and autonomously write a prescription, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. The service is launching…

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