# Illness-Identifying Home Assistants Amazon's Alexa Can Suggest and Order Remedies if You're Sick By Justin Lam | Published 2018-12-05 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illness-identifying References: [digitaltrends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/home/alexa-may-soon-detect-illnes-and-offer-buy-medicine/) & [arstechnica](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/10/amazon-patents-alexa-tech-to-tell-if-youre-sick-depressed-and-sell-you-meds/) Home voice assistants are already incredibly powerful tools, but a new Alexa illness-identifying skill could help users recognize when they're starting to get sick. Utilizing voice pattern analysis and sound recognition, this new skill would listen for changes in the pitch and tone of a voice, as well as sounds such as a blown nose. While this skill has yet to be officially announced, [Amazon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/agentic-health-assistants) has patented technology that helps the AI identify a user's illness. In addition to identifying illnesses, the new skill would integrate an element of [voice assistant retail](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/just-eat-ai-voice-assistant). Upon detecting a specific illness in the user, the home assistant will suggest remedies available on Amazon that can be ordered with a simple voice command. Image Credit: Amazon ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [AI](https://www.trendhunter.com/ai) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Illness-identifying Home Assistants:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing home voice assistants that can recognize and identify illnesses through voice pattern analysis and sound recognition, providing early detection and proactive healthcare recommendations. - **Voice Assistant Retail Integration:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating e-commerce capabilities into home voice assistants to suggest and order specific remedies for detected illnesses, making it convenient for users to access healthcare products at home. - **AI-driven Healthcare Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Leveraging artificial intelligence to develop advanced healthcare technologies that can accurately identify and address user illnesses, improving overall healthcare experience and accessibility. ### Where This Applies - **Smart Home Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating smart home devices that integrate illness-identifying capabilities, enhancing the functionality and value of home automation systems. - **E-commerce and Retail:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Streamlining the online shopping experience by enabling voice assistant recommendations and purchases for healthcare products, revolutionizing the retail industry. - **Healthcare Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing AI-driven healthcare technologies that can accurately diagnose and recommend treatments, transforming the way healthcare services are accessed and delivered. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Agentic Health Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/agentic-health-assistants.md) - [Emergency-Alerting Home Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amazon-alexa-1.md) - [AI-Fuelled Disease Detections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/health-acoustic-representations.md) - [At-Home Virtual Doctor Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teladoc-health.md) - [AI Health Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/docnosis-ai.md) - [Virtual Health Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-doctor.md) - [Enhanced Generative AI Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amazon-alexa-plus.md) - [Smart Aid Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-aid-kit.md) - [AI-Powered Assistant Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alexa-suite.md)