OpenAI Launches Health in ChatGPT for U.S. Users

OpenAI has announced the launch of Health in ChatGPT, a new feature designed to help U.S. Users better understand and manage their health information. This integration allows users to securely connect their Apple Health data and supported medical records to ChatGPT, enabling the AI assistant to provide personalized insights and support. The update builds on feedback from early testers and aims to make navigating complex health data more accessible.

Every week, over 300 million people turn to ChatGPT with health-related questions, ranging from interpreting lab results to preparing for medical appointments. However, much of this information is often scattered across various patient portals, medical records, apps, and wearables, making it challenging to get a comprehensive view of one's health. With Health in ChatGPT, users can now connect their data to get a more holistic understanding.

Key Features and Benefits

• Secure Data Integration: Users can securely link Apple Health and supported medical records to ChatGPT. This integration ensures that the AI assistant has access to relevant information, allowing it to provide contextually accurate responses.
• Personalized Insights: ChatGPT can help users compare new results with previous tests, summarize changes since their last appointment, and explore how factors like sleep, activity, and workouts impact their health routines.
• Reduced Repetition: By connecting their data, users can avoid the need to repeatedly gather, upload, or explain the same details, making it easier to stay informed and ask better questions during medical consultations.
• Clear Communication: The AI is designed to explain complex medical information in plain English, helping users understand their health status more clearly. It also prompts for missing context and recognizes when professional care may be necessary.

The most useful part has been turning scattered medical history into something I can actually understand and explain. I have multiple overlapping issues, and ChatGPT helped connect those pieces into a clear timeline, explain the medical terms in plain English, and create summaries I could share with a physical therapist or trainer. This has helped me feel less lost in my own health history.

Under the Hood

Health in ChatGPT is built on OpenAI’s latest advancements in natural language processing (NLP) and data privacy. Here are some technical details:

• Model Enhancements: GPT-5.5 Instant introduced frontier health intelligence to all free users, while GPT-5.6 Sol builds on this with even stronger performance on more complex questions. These models are trained to reason more carefully across detailed medical information, explain it clearly, and recognize when professional care is needed.
• Privacy and Security: Connected medical records and Apple Health information, along with conversations that use them, are not used to train OpenAI’s foundation models or target ads. This ensures that user data remains private and secure.
• Layered Safeguards: Multiple layers of privacy and security safeguards are in place to protect user data. Users have full control over what they connect and when ChatGPT can access it.

OpenAI is rolling out Health in ChatGPT to logged-in users 18 and older in the U.S. On web and iOS across Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans. To get started, open the Health feature from the sidebar in ChatGPT. Note that this feature is not yet available in Codex.

This launch represents a significant step forward in using AI to support health management. By providing a more integrated and personalized experience, OpenAI aims to help users feel more informed and empowered about their health while ensuring that medical professionals remain central to care decisions.