This startup is issuing AI-generated acne prescriptions

What happened: Nolla Health launched a Utah pilot letting its AI scan users' faces, assess acne severity, and issue prescriptions directly. The company says it is the first in the country to issue initial prescriptions rather than renewals. Key numbers: $4.99 per month. Ages 18 and older. Why it matters: Utah now allows AI-issued prescriptions, and several other healthcare companies are testing similar programs there. Nolla Health says the pilot complements rather than replaces physicians by handling routine, low-acuity cases.

Nolla Health launched a Utah pilot letting its AI scan users' faces, assess acne severity, and issue prescriptions directly. The company says it is the first in the country to issue initial prescriptions rather than renewals.

Utah now allows AI-issued prescriptions, and several other healthcare companies are testing similar programs there. Nolla Health says the pilot complements rather than replaces physicians by handling routine, low-acuity cases.