Amazon Alexa now serves NHS health advice in the UK
Users are able to ask questions and get expert health advice using Amazon Alexa devices, under a partnership with the NHS.
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Amazon working on a tech to detect your emotional state
The company is reportedly developing a wrist-worn device that would determine your emotions to make helpful suggestions and sell you products.
Amazon Alexa is now HIPAA compliant
Also announced were six Alexa healthcare skills from leading healthcare providers, payors, pharmacy benefit managers and digital health coaching companies.
Amazon looking to mine patient records to more accurately diagnose diseases
The project called Amazon Comprehend Medical will allow developers to process unstructured medical text and identify a multitude of patient information.
Amazon Choice digital health products coming soon
Developed by Arcadia Group, these devices include connected blood pressure cuffs and glucose monitors.
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase team-up over their U.S. employee healthcare
The three companies want to cut healthcare costs for their own employees, but chances are they won't stop there...
Wellpepper’s Sugarpod wins Alexa Diabetes Challenge
Sugarpod is a concept for an interactive diabetes care plan solution that provides tailored tasks based on patient preferences.
Alexa Diabetes Challenge announces five finalists
Each finalist will receive $25,000 and 10,000 AWS promotional credits, and advance to the Virtual Accelerator.
Alexa Diabetes Challenge launched to make life easier for diabetics
The contest invites developers to create apps that use Amazon's Alexa voice-enabled technology and Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructure to help patients recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
Virgin Pulse now has its own Amazon Alexa Skill
The Virgin Pulse Alexa Skill will provide screenless tracking for the program's most popular habits, like nutrition, sleep, activity, and water intake.