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30 November 2020

Amazon adds Care Hub features to Alexa for US customers

A set of care features called the Care Hub are now available to Amazon Alexa customers in the US and
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Amazon Alexa
11 December 2019

Privacy organisation raises concerns over NHS and Amazon deal

The information could allow the multi-billion-pound tech company to make, advertise and sell their own products based on what it's
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1 November 2019

Wearable blood pressure cuff allows users to track hypertension at home

The wireless cuff is designed to be used in any location alongside an app, OMRONConnect, where users can store their
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Amazon Alexa
30 July 2019

Davey Winder: Hey Alexa, what’s the problem with your health advice NHS collaboration?

Our cybersecurity columnist Davey Winder delves beyond the media headlines regarding data privacy after the NHS announced a partnership with
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Summer Schools Hack Day
22 July 2019

Hear My Record links medical record to Alexa at Hack Day

The team wanted to build on electronic medical records by making them easier to access through Alexa, including test results
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17 July 2019

NHSX CDO tries to quell alarm bells over Alexa partnership

Tara Donnelly confirmed that no patient will be shared with Amazon following an initiative to make healthcare data accessible via
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10 July 2019

Amazon Alexa partnership puts patient data ‘at risk’

A lack of detail about how patient data will be used and stored makes the deal appear like a “crazy
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10 July 2019

Alexa will see you now: NHS partners with Amazon

Amazon’s algorithms trawl information on NHS websites to provide answers to questions like: “How do I treat a migraine?” or
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Amazon Alexa
11 April 2019

Amazon Alexa now compliant with US healthcare data privacy rules

As part of the news, Amazon also announced number of partnerships which include enabling patients to reorder prescriptions and get
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news in brief
8 February 2019

Industry news in brief

This month's industry news in brief features news that OMRON Healthcare has partnered up with Amazon Alexa in the UK to
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