Just when you thought Amazon’s virtual assistant knew enough already, WebMD – the hypochondriac’s favorite website - has teamed up with the retail giant to give Alexa medical diagnosis capabilities. The integration will allow Amazon Echo, Echo Dot and Fire TV users to ask Alexa basic health queries, such as "Alexa, ask WebMD what are the symptoms of a heart attack", or "Alexa, ask WebMD how to treat a sore throat." To make use of the feature, users simply need to add the skill to Alexa via the Alexa app store. Start by tapping on the sidebar menu button in the top-left corner of the screen in the Alexa app. Once installed, just start every health related command with “Alexa, ask WebMD…”

Source: Forbes March 11, 2017 01:00 UTC