- Two Amazon.com, Inc AMZN Officials instrumental in his healthcare push left the company.
- TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen, co-founders of prescription drug startup PillPack, will leave Amazon at the end of September. CNBC reports citing her LinkedIn profile.
- Parker and Cohen helped launch Amazon Pharmacy, his online prescription drug delivery pharmacy in the United States
- Parker and Cohen were vice presidents of pharmacy until recently before moving into advisory roles.
- Parker and Cohen founded PillPack in 2013. Amazon bought PillPack for $750 million in 2018.
- Amazon recently accelerated its push into healthcare with mixed results.
- Amazon’s pharmacy business has been struggling to gain a foothold lately common plans too shutting down its Amazon Care telemedicine service.
- Google has investigated whether the smartphone’s built-in microphone could help detect heart valve disease at an early stage.
- Google also wanted to test whether its artificial intelligence software could analyze ultrasound scans performed by less-skilled technicians.
- Price promotion: AMZN shares traded 0.59% lower at $123.92 on the last check Tuesday premarket.
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