OpenAI has announced ChatGPT Health, a dedicated health-focused experience inside ChatGPT designed to help users better understand and organise their medical information. The company is clear on one point from the start: this feature is meant to support users, not replace doctors or clinical care.
Health-related questions are already one of the most common use cases for ChatGPT globally. With ChatGPT Health, OpenAI is formalising that behaviour into a separate, privacy-focused space built specifically for sensitive health data.
ChatGPT Health brings together personal health information and AI assistance in one place.
• Users can securely connect medical records
• Wellness and fitness apps can be linked with explicit permission
• Conversations are grounded in the user’s own health data
• Designed to help users feel informed and prepared
The goal is to make it easier to navigate everyday health questions, medical paperwork, and long-term wellness patterns without turning ChatGPT into a diagnostic tool.
Key capabilities of ChatGPT Health include:
• Understanding lab results and medical reports
• Preparing questions before doctor appointments
• Tracking trends across fitness, nutrition, and activity data
• Exploring insurance options and care pathways
• Making sense of scattered health information
OpenAI says more than 230 million people worldwide already ask health and wellness questions on ChatGPT every week. Health is meant to improve the quality of those interactions by adding context from verified personal data.
Medical records and app integrations play a central role.
• Users can connect medical records securely
• Wellness apps like Apple Health, MyFitnessPal, and Function are supported
• Data access is permission-based and reversible at any time
• Integrations are currently limited to the U.S. for medical records
To enable access to U.S. healthcare providers, OpenAI has partnered with b.well, a health data network focused on secure, consumer-controlled access.
Privacy and security are core to how ChatGPT Health works.
• Health runs as a separate space inside ChatGPT
• Health conversations are isolated from regular chats
• Health memories do not mix with non-health conversations
• Data is encrypted at rest and in transit
• Additional, health-specific encryption layers are applied
OpenAI states clearly that conversations inside ChatGPT Health are not used to train its foundation models.
Users retain full control over their data:
• View or delete health memories at any time
• Disconnect apps instantly
• Enable multi-factor authentication for extra protection
ChatGPT Health is also designed with medical professionals involved throughout development.
• Built with feedback from over 260 physicians
• Physicians from 60 countries and dozens of specialties
• Over 600,000 model evaluations conducted
• Focus on safety, clarity, and appropriate escalation
This feedback is incorporated into OpenAI’s internal evaluation system, HealthBench, which assesses responses using real-world clinical standards rather than generic accuracy tests.
Important limitations are clearly stated.
• ChatGPT Health does not diagnose conditions
• It does not replace doctors or prescribe treatment
• It is intended for understanding and preparation
• Users are encouraged to consult clinicians when needed
If a health-related conversation starts outside the Health space, ChatGPT will recommend moving it into Health to apply the extra protections.
Availability details at launch:
• Access begins with a limited group of users
• Available to Free, Go, Plus, and Pro users
• Excludes users in the EEA, Switzerland, and the UK initially
• Web and iOS support confirmed
• Gradual rollout planned over the coming weeks
Users interested in early access can join the official waitlist via OpenAI’s website.
ChatGPT Health signals a more structured approach to health-related AI use—one that prioritises privacy, context, and human oversight over automation.
ChatGPT users can join the waitlist from the link below https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-health/
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