Apparatus and methods for analyzing a medical condition

A system for analyzing a medical condition comprising:

• a remote doctor workstation;
• a payment processing center;
• and
• an apparatus configured to receive user identification information input by the user, to receive payment information, and to generate analysis information from analysis of a biological specimen of the user, the apparatus having a processor configured to transmit the identification information and the analysis information over a network to the remote doctor workstation and to transmit the user identification information and the payment information to the payment processing center over the network.

A method for analyzing a medical condition of a user, the method comprising:

• receiving a biological specimen from the user at an apparatus;
• analyzing the biological specimen from the user at the apparatus to generate analysis information;
• transmitting the analysis information over a network from the apparatus to a doctor for diagnosis;
• generating prescription information based on the diagnosis;
• and
• transmitting the prescription information over the network to the apparatus or to a pharmacy.