News Briefs: Amazon Edges Into Hims & Hers Territory
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Nov 14, 2024
Amazon’s One Medical division announced on Nov. 14 that it will now offer telehealth consultations and free medication delivery to address “common health, beauty and lifestyle concerns.” Those include anti-aging skin care treatment, men’s hair loss, erectile dysfunction, eyelash growth, and motion sickness, according to a press release. Amazon said Prime members will be able to easily view the “low total monthly cost or per use cost” for virtual visits and medications relating to their desired treatment. The new offerings would allow Amazon to compete against the direct-to-consumer telehealth company Hims & Hers, which offers medications for hair loss, birth control, mental health, and even weight loss in the form of compounded GLP-1 drugs. One Medical already offers customers telehealth visits and related prescriptions for more than 30 common conditions such as pink eye, flu or sinus infection. Read more
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