亚马逊的Alexa 平台(Alexa platform)彻底改变了我们处理技术的方式。作为首批广泛使用的语音助手之一，Alexa向普通人介绍了他们家的语音控制。从那时起，Alexa已经扩展并成为服务的野兽，可以做从叫车到在线购物的所有事情。
然而， Alexa(Alexa)大放异彩的一个领域是你生病的时候。随着假期(holiday season)的到来，流感和感冒季节也紧随其后——任何人(thing anyone)在流鼻涕时最不想做的事情就是冒险到世界上买药。
Alexa 平台(Alexa platform)具有广泛的技能，当您感冒时可以利用这些技能来发挥自己的优势。以下是 6 种最好的Alexa技能，可以在您生病时提供帮助。
人工智能博士(Dr. AI)是一种可以诊断(Can Diagnose)你的Alexa 技能(Alexa Skill)
没有人喜欢去看医生。即使您到达那里时没有生病，但在(t sick)候诊室待(waiting room)了一个半小时后，您可能会生病。另一方面，不去看医生是自找灾难。如果你的感冒让你感觉很可怕，但还不足以去看医生，试试AI 博士。(Dr. AI)
Dr. AI是一种Alexa 技能(Alexa skill)，非常适合您生病(feeling sick)时使用。它使用来自 141 个医学领域的 107,000 多名医生的专业知识，根据您的年龄、性别、症状和其他因素对您进行诊断。它由提供医疗技术的公司HealthTap提供。(HealthTap)
AI 博士(Dr. AI)不能替代真正的医生，因此如果您的症状恶化，您应该去看医生——但是当您认为自己只是严重感冒并且需要(cold and need)知道哪种非处方药时，它会很有用采取的治疗。
Alexa可以为您订购一些药物
虽然Alexa还不能为你开处方，但她可以订购非处方(OTC)药。亚马逊(Amazon)出售相当多的常用药物，如速达菲(Sudafed)、布洛芬(Ibuprofen)和泰诺(Tylenol)。
如果您拥有Amazon Prime并且居住在使用Prime Now 的地区，您可以在同一天将药品交付给您。您只需告诉Alexa您想购买什么，然后通过说“立即购买”进行确认即可购买。
您需要在设置中激活语音购买。默认情况下它是关闭的，以避免儿童意外命令或因为Alexa从电视中听到错误的短语。
Alexa可以给你送汤(Soup Delivered)
Alexa对送货服务并不陌生。与Alexa一起使用的主要是GrubHub。奇怪的是，尽管存在Uber 技能，但(Uber skill)DoorDash 和 UberEats(DoorDash nor UberEats)似乎都没有出现。
生病时吃垃圾食品(junk food)很容易，但给身体所需的东西要好得多——优质、健康的食物可以为您提供抵御寒冷和重新站起来所需的能量。
即使GrubHub不是你的速度，Panera Bread等餐厅也有很多其他的送货选择。您甚至可能拥有拥有Alexa技能的更小、更本地化的餐厅。
如果归根结底，Alexa还可以为您提供如何在家制作自己的汤的食谱。与其伸手去拿不健康的东西，不如点温汤(order warm soup)来缓解野蛮的寒冷(savage cold)。
Alexa可以订购拼车带你去看医生(Doctor)
如果你生病并服用感冒药，你不应该开车。如果你生病了, 身体虚弱, 你不应该到处走动(t walk)。相反，请让Alexa订购Uber、Lyft或您喜欢的拼车服务(rideshare service)，带您去看当地的医生。
在这两种情况下，它都是最安全的选择。Alexa技能(Alexa skill)很容易激活。一旦您将Uber 或 Lyft 帐户(Uber or Lyft account)与Alexa相关联，她就可以自动叫车到您想去的任何地方。
Alexa可以告诉您处方的(Your Prescription)状态(Status)和发货(Ships)时间
如果您使用送货处方服务(delivery prescription service)，Express Scripts可以告诉您订单何时发货，并让您及时了解订单状态。
然而，这项技能是有限的；您需要成为Express Scripts的会员并使用符合条件的服务，但对于那些符合条件的人来说，该技能会带来大量好处。包裹盗窃(Package theft)很普遍，在药品方面更是如此。Express Scripts可以帮助您确保订单到达时您就在身边。
Alexa可以让您在生病时保持娱乐(Sick)
天气不好的唯一好处就是可以尽情观看自己喜欢的节目而不会感到内疚。当然，丢失遥控器可能会带来灾难——除非您设置了 Alexa 并将其链接到您最喜欢的流媒体服务，也就是说。
Alexa可以播放来自Hulu、Amazon Prime Video和许多其他服务的节目。您所要做的就是让她将其流式传输到连接的显示器，瞧：您最喜欢的节目。如果您在询问时咳嗽， Alexa(Alexa)甚至不会介意。
您的智能助手评估您的症状并提供诊断的想法似乎有点令人毛骨悚然(bit creepy)（对某些人来说，这太侵入性了。）
然而，亚马逊(Amazon)已经引入了大量以医学为重点的Alexa技能，以便某些残疾用户可以过上更轻松的生活。随着感冒和流感季节的到来，想想你可以如何使用你的智能助手(smart assistant)来击败细菌并更快地重新站起来。
6 Best Alexa Skills That Help When You’re Sick
Amazon’s Alexa platform has revоlutionized the way we аpproаch technology. As one of the first widely-available voice assistants, Alexa introduced the average person to voice control of their home. Since that time, Alexa has branched out and become a beast of a service that can do everything from ordering a ride to shopping online.
One area where Alexa shines, however, is when you’re sick. With the holiday season upon us, flu and cold season isn’t far behind—and the last thing anyone wants to do when they’ve got the sniffles is venture out into the world for medicine.
The Alexa platform has a wide range of skills that you can use to your advantage when you’re down with a cold. The following are 6 of the best Alexa skills that can help when you’re sick.
Dr. AI Is An Alexa Skill That Can Diagnose You
No one likes to go to the doctor. Even if you aren’t sick when you get there, you probably will be when after spending an hour and a half in the waiting room. On the other hand, not going to the doctor is courting disaster. If you have a cold that has you feeling horrible, but not horrible enough to go to the doctor, give Dr. AI a try.
Dr. AI is an Alexa skill that’s ideal for when you’re feeling sick. It uses the expertise of over 107,000 doctors from 141 fields of medicine to diagnose you based on your age, gender, symptoms, and other factors. It is provided courtesy of HealthTap, a company that provides medical technologies.
Dr. AI is no substitute for an actual physician, so if your symptoms worsen you should visit the doctor—but it can be useful when you think you have nothing more than a nasty cold and need to know what sort of over-the-counter treatment to take.
Alexa Can Order Some Medicines For You
While Alexa can’t yet write prescriptions for you, she can order OTC medicines. Amazon sells quite a few common medications like Sudafed, Ibuprofen, and Tylenol.
If you have Amazon Prime and live in an area with Prime Now, you can have medicine delivered to you the same day. You can purchase it simply by telling Alexa what you would like to buy and then confirming by saying, “Buy it now.”
You will need to activate voice purchasing in your settings. It’s turned off by default to avoid accidental orders by children or because Alexa heard the wrong phrase from the TV.
Alexa Can Have Soup Delivered To You
Alexa is no stranger to delivery services. The main one used with Alexa is GrubHub. Oddly enough, neither DoorDash nor UberEats seem to be represented despite the presence of an Uber skill.
It’s easy to eat junk food when you feel ill, but it’s far better to give your body what It needs—quality, healthy food that will give you the energy you need to beat the cold and get back on your feet.
Even if GrubHub isn’t your speed, there are a lot of other delivery options from restaurants like Panera Bread. Your might even have smaller, more local restaurants with Alexa skills.
If it comes down to it, Alexa can also provide you with recipes on how to make your own soup at home. Instead of reaching for something unhealthy, order warm soup to soothe the savage cold.
Alexa Can Order a Rideshare To Take You To The Doctor
If you’re sick and taking cold medicine, you shouldn’t drive. If you’re sick and physically weak, you shouldn’t walk around. Instead, ask Alexa to order an Uber, Lyft, or your preferred rideshare service to take you to your local physician.
It’s the safest option in both cases. The Alexa skill is easy to activate. Once you’ve linked your Uber or Lyft account to Alexa, she can automatically hail a ride to wherever you want to go.
Alexa Can Tell You The Status Of Your Prescription & When It Ships
If you use a delivery prescription service, Express Scripts can tell you when your order is shipped and keep you up to date on the status of your order.
This skill is limited, however; you need to be a member with Express Scripts and use an eligible service, but for those that qualify the skill brings a huge number of benefits. Package theft is prevalent, and even more so when it comes to medicines. Express Scripts can help you make sure you’re around when the order arrives.
Alexa Can Keep You Entertained While You’re Sick
The only good aspect of being under the weather is the excuse to binge-watch your favorite shows without feeling guilty. Of course, losing the remote can spell disaster—unless you have Alexa set up and linked to your favorite streaming services, that is.
Alexa can play shows from Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and many other services. All you have to do is ask her to stream it to a connected display, and voila: your favorite shows. Alexa won’t even mind if you cough while you ask.
The idea of your smart assistant evaluating your symptoms and providing a diagnosis seems a bit creepy (and to some people, far too invasive.)
However, Amazon has introduced a large number of medically-focused Alexa skills in order that users with certain disabilities might live an easier life. With cold and flu season on the way, think about how you might use your smart assistant to beat the germs and get back on your feet faster.
