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Big Tech’s push into medicine

There have been rumours for years. There have been presentations, speculations, and occasionally even a minor product launch. But right now it is finally happening. The technology giants are making their long-awaited push into healthcare.

As so often, Amazon led the way, paying $3.9bn for One Medical in the US, a primary healthcare organisation that covers almost 800,000 people across 25 states. For Amazon, it

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