Amazon's Alexa Will Deliver NHS Medical Advice in the UK

"The UK's National Health Service (NHS) has announced what it claims is a world first: a partnership with Amazon's Alexa to offer health advice from the NHS website."

An anonymous reader quotes the Verge: Britons who ask Alexa basic health questions like "Alexa, how do I treat a migraine?" and "Alexa, what are the symptoms of flu?" will be given answers vetted by NHS health professionals and currently available on its website. At the moment, Alexa sources answers to such questions from a variety of places, including the Mayo Clinic and WebMD.

The partnership does not add significantly to Alexa's skill-set, but it is an interesting step for the NHS. The UK's Department of Health (DoH) says it hopes the move will reduce the pressure on health professionals in the country, giving people a new way to access reliable medical advice. It will also benefit individuals with disabilities, like sight impairments, who may find it difficult to use computers or smartphones to find the same information.

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[BarbaraHudson]

Alexa, where did I plug you in? Why am I bleeding from every fuckin place?

Would you like to order some bandaids and Tylenol? You can have them with 1-hour shipping for an extra fee.

Also, people who ordered bandaids also ordered the boxed set of Friends. Shall I include it or do you want to stream it while we still have streaming rights.

Would you like a pizza with your order?

the tragedy that is APK

[BarbaraHudson]

Still pretending to be someone else defending you . You’re lame. You always start it, I beat you up, then a while later you claim victory.

You haven’t worked in decades, you’re unemployable, you spent the last two decades hoping to make a name for yourself with your Hosts File spamming all over the net, and nobody will hire you even on a contract basis because more than 20 years without a job shows you are not employable. Not to mention that nobody is going to hire someone, even on a cont

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[BarbaraHudson]

There are no others defending you. Only you, posting anonymously as both yourself and your pretend friends. Everyone knows it. For a while it was a running joke. Nowadays it’s just stupid.

Get help. Get a life. Get some friends. Get a clue.

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[BarbaraHudson]

APK pretending he has any friends yet again. I wiped the floor with you. We’re still waiting for how a slob who hasn’t had a job in more than two decades can possibly justify his existence. The reason you’re still an incel is partly because you waste your time on spamming your stupid Hosts File, but mostly because that’s what people with personalities like yours get. It’s all you deserve, so the universe works like it’s supposed to.

However...

[dddux]

Will it help people who don't have, or can't afford to have Alexa? Huge majority of people doesn't, mind you.

problem is

[sad_]

this is a cool feature, really i like it.
problem is i don't trust those smart speakers, so no matter what cool features they add, i'm not buying them.

i can imagine it now;
Alexa, what are the symptoms of flu?

next thing you know, your inbox is full of flu vaccine spam.