Amazon Starts Delivering Medications via Drone
Amazon Pharmacy is now offering a drone delivery service for prescription medications in College Station, Texas. The service is free and allows patients to receive their medications within 60 minutes.
Amazon Pharmacy is now offering a drone delivery service for prescription medications in College Station, Texas. The service is free and allows patients to receive their medications within 60 minutes.
Merck, Volans-I, Softbox and AT&T are working with Direct Relief to test the drone system, which will deliver medicines to remote areas of the island.
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Medical drones can not only deliver vital medical supplies but also provide devices like the Google Glass through a HIPAA-compliant platform to help physicians communicate with victims on the ground.
The drone business is planning to expand its drone delivery service in Rwanda. It also plans to launch in the U.S. next year, as part of a partnership with the White House and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Companies like Zipline and Flirtey are testing the use of drones to ship critical medical supplies like blood units to far-flung regions of the world. The White House is supporting unmanned aerial vehicles for healthcare too.
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This work from Johns Hopkins researchers could open up access to testing in remote and poor corners of the globe, according to an article published Wednesday in the journal PLoS One.