Amazon Alexa Can Now Be Your Doctor

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." Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant now answers your basic health-related questions To make use of the feature, users simply need to add the skill to Alexa via the Alexa app store. Then tap inside of the search box at the top where it says "Search Skills." Type in WebMD and search, then choose to install.