Amazon has teamed up with the UK’s National Health Service to offer health advice through its Alexa devices. Users will be able to ask Alexa simple questions such as “How do I treat a migraine?” or “What are the symptoms of flu?” This will trigger an algorithm to search the NHS website and respond with recommendations. Amazon has teamed up with the UK National Healthcare Service to offer people health advice through its Alexa devices, in what is being described as a “world-first” collaboration. According to the British government, users will be able to ask Alexa simple questions such as “How do I treat a migraine?” or “What are the symptoms of flu?” – an algorithm will then search the NHS website and respond with recommendations. The hope is that this new service will help the elderly or blind patients who cannot access the internet through traditional means. The […]