{"id":1565239,"date":"2022-07-21T18:05:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T22:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1565239"},"modified":"2022-07-21T18:05:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T22:05:29","slug":"factbox-amazons-healthcare-journey-from-telehealth-to-cancer-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/factbox-amazons-healthcare-journey-from-telehealth-to-cancer-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Factbox-Amazon\u2019s healthcare journey, from telehealth to cancer research"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffactbox-amazons-healthcare-journey-from-telehealth-to-cancer-research%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1565239&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>(Reuters) \u2013     Since 2018, Amazon.com Inc has amassed healthcare businesses from telehealth and drug delivery to fitness trackers and cancer research. <\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the ecommerce giant agreed to buy primary healthcare provider One Medical in a $3.49 billion deal that would expand its virtual care presence and add some brick-and-mortar doctors\u2019 offices.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the deals and steps taken by Amazon in its healthcare journey: <\/p>\n<p>           Year                 Events          <\/p>\n<p>           2022                 Tied up with the biggest telehealth company, Teladoc          <\/p>\n<p>                                Health, to help patients connect with a doctor or          <\/p>\n<p>                                another health provider through Alexa          <\/p>\n<p>           2022                 Partnered with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in          <\/p>\n<p>                                research to develop vaccines for melanoma and breast          <\/p>\n<p>                                cancer (https:\/\/go.aws\/3IVZEFK)          <\/p>\n<p>           2021                 Struck a deal to sell virtual medical services to          <\/p>\n<p>                                Hilton in the United States          <\/p>\n<p>           2021                 Expanded the company\u2019s virtual healthcare service to          <\/p>\n<p>                                its own employees and other businesses nationwide (https:\/\/reut.rs\/3cyKXMR)          <\/p>\n<p>           2020                 Launched its first fitness band and subscription          <\/p>\n<p>                                service, Halo, taking on Apple, Fitbit and Samsung in          <\/p>\n<p>                                the crowded fitness tracker market (https:\/\/reut.rs\/3Ox8CKY)          <\/p>\n<p>           2019                 The joint venture between Amazon.com, Berkshire          <\/p>\n<p>                                Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase closed down, three years          <\/p>\n<p>                                after the companies came together in a bid to reduce          <\/p>\n<p>                                escalating healthcare costs. (https:\/\/reut.rs\/3yZV3h1)          <\/p>\n<p>           2019                 Piloted its on-demand health offering called Amazon          <\/p>\n<p>                                Care for its employees around Seattle.          <\/p>\n<p>           2019                 Bought healthcare startup Health Navigator, its second          <\/p>\n<p>                                purchase in the healthcare services industry.           <\/p>\n<p>           2018                 Amazon bought online pharmacy PillPack for $753          <\/p>\n<p>                                million, a move that put it in direct competition with          <\/p>\n<p>                                drugstore chains, drug distributors and pharmacy          <\/p>\n<p>                                benefit managers.          <\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta and Uday Sampath Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/?attachment_id=2729073\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI6K0XF-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2022binary_LYNXMPEI6K0XF-VIEWIMAGE\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Since 2018, Amazon.com Inc has amassed healthcare businesses from telehealth and drug delivery to fitness trackers and cancer research. 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