Amazon Echo now gives health advice about your child and will help you find a plumber

When Amazon Echo was first launched in 2015, the voice-controlled, Internet-connected speaker had a handful of skills. Now, the Alexa-enabled speaker can dole out health advice about common ailments in children through a new app called KidsMD, which is powered by information curated by doctors from Boston Children's Hospital. Developed by the Innovation and Digital Health Accelerator (IDHA) team at Boston Children's Hospital, the app is also available on other Alexa-enabled devices as well including Amazon Tap, Echo Dot, and Amazon Fire TV. Parents who enable KidsMD on their Alexa device can now "decide whether symptoms like fever, cough, headache, rash, vomiting, sore throat, diarrhea, fatigue or shortness of breath warrant a call to the doctor," according to Boston Children's Hospital. Users can also ask for dosing advice for over-the-counter drugs such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen based on their kid's weight or age as well.