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November 30, 2017/Features & Updates

Cleveland Clinic Now Offers Voice-Activated Health Tips

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Alexa seems to know just about everything.

And now – with a boost from Cleveland Clinic – the voice-activated virtual assistant from Amazon can offer great health tips, too.

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Beginning in November, Alexa is offering free audio clips of daily health tips curated by the marketing team at Cleveland Clinic, using content from the hospital’s popular Health Essentials website. Here’s one of Alexa’s first Cleveland Clinic messages:

A little bit of butter is NOT a sin! Saturated fats have been given a bum rap. In moderation they aren’t so bad, Cleveland Clinic experts say. They can help reduce bad cholesterol levels in your blood. That can lower your risk of heart disease and stroke. So treat yourself!

Consumers who own an Amazon Echo or a variety of other devices embedded with Alexa technology can add it to their daily Flash Briefing, a customized news feed.

To enable the Cleveland Clinic Tip of the Day on Alexa, click here.

NOTE: The Alexa health tips are intended for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as medical advice.

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Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation, Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. Cleveland Clinic is consistently recognized in the U.S. and throughout the world for its expertise and care. Among Cleveland Clinic’s 83,000 employees worldwide are more than 6,600 salaried physicians and researchers, and 21,900 registered nurses and advanced practice providers, representing 140 medical specialties and subspecialties. Cleveland Clinic is a 6,725-bed health system that includes a 173-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 23 hospitals, 300 outpatient facilities, including locations in northeast Ohio; Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England. In 2025, there were 15.9 million outpatient encounters, 343,000 hospital admissions and observations, and 336,000 surgeries and procedures throughout Cleveland Clinic’s health system. Visit us at clevelandclinic.org. Follow us at x.com/CleClinicNews. News and resources are available at newsroom.clevelandclinic.org.

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