OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, a dedicated experience that securely brings health information and AI intelligence together to help users feel more informed, prepared, and confident navigating their health and wellness journeys.
The new product builds on existing privacy, security, and data controls across ChatGPT with additional layered protections designed specifically for health, including purpose-built encryption and isolation to keep health conversations protected and compartmentalized.
Executive Summary
Health represents one of the most common ways people use ChatGPT today, with over 230 million people globally asking health and wellness related questions every week. ChatGPT Health enables users to securely connect medical records and wellness apps including
Apple Health, Function, and
MyFitnessPal. The platform was developed in collaboration with more than 260 physicians who have practiced in 60 countries across dozens of specialties. Conversations in Health are not used to train OpenAI foundation models.
Dedicated Health Experience
Today, health information is often scattered across portals, apps, wearables, PDFs, and medical notes, making it difficult to see the full picture. People are left to navigate a complex healthcare system on their own. ChatGPT Health addresses this challenge by grounding responses in users' own health information and context.
Users can now securely connect medical records and wellness apps so ChatGPT can help them understand recent test results, prepare for appointments with their doctor, get advice on diet and workout routines, or understand the tradeoffs of different insurance options based on their healthcare patterns.
Health is designed to support, not replace, medical care. It is not intended for diagnosis or treatment. Instead, it helps users navigate everyday questions and understand patterns over time, enabling them to feel more informed and prepared for important medical conversations.
Privacy and Security Architecture
Health operates as a separate space with enhanced privacy to protect sensitive data. The platform includes several key security features:
Health lives in its own space within ChatGPT, where conversations, connected apps, and files are stored separately from other chats. Health has separate memories, ensuring that health context stays contained within the dedicated space.
When helpful, ChatGPT may use context from non-Health chats like a recent move or lifestyle change to make a health conversation more relevant. However, Health information and memories never flow back into non-Health chats, and conversations outside of Health cannot access files, conversations, or memories created within Health.
Conversations and files across ChatGPT are encrypted by default at rest and in transit as part of OpenAI's core security architecture. Due to the sensitive nature of health data, Health builds on this foundation with additional layered protections including purpose-built encryption and isolation.
Connected Apps and Medical Records
ChatGPT Health integrates with multiple health and wellness platforms to provide comprehensive health insights:
| App / Integration |
Use Cases |
Data Types |
| Medical Records |
Lab results analysis, visit summaries, clinical history review |
Lab tests, diagnoses, prescriptions, visit notes |
| Apple Health |
Fitness tracking, sleep analysis, activity pattern insights |
Movement, sleep, heart rate, activity data |
| Function |
Lab test insights, nutrition ideas, health action planning |
Blood work, biomarkers, nutrition metrics |
| MyFitnessPal |
Nutrition advice, macro tracking, recipe suggestions |
Calories, macros, food logs, meal history |
| Weight Watchers |
GLP-1 personalized meal ideas, recipes, food guidance |
Points, weight, meal preferences |
| AllTrails |
Find hiking trails, outdoor activity recommendations |
Trail data, hiking history, location |
| Instacart |
Turn meal plans into shoppable grocery lists |
Shopping lists, dietary preferences |
| Peloton |
Workout class suggestions, guided meditation recommendations |
Workout history, class preferences, fitness level |
To enable access to trusted U.S. healthcare providers, OpenAI partners with b.well, the largest and most secure network of live connected health data for U.S. consumers. Medical record integrations and some apps are available in the U.S. only, and connecting Apple Health requires iOS.
Physician Collaboration
ChatGPT Health was developed in close collaboration with physicians around the world to provide clear and useful health information. Over two years, OpenAI worked with more than 260 physicians who have practiced in 60 countries and dozens of specialties to understand what makes an answer to a health question helpful or potentially harmful.
This physician network has provided feedback on model outputs over 600,000 times across 30 areas of focus. The collaboration shaped not just what Health can do, but how it responds: how urgently to encourage follow-ups with a clinician, how to communicate clearly without oversimplifying, and how to prioritize safety in moments that matter.
The physician-led approach is built directly into the model that powers Health, which is evaluated against clinical standards using
HealthBench, an assessment framework created with input from practicing physicians.
Common Use Cases
| Use Case |
Example Query |
Benefit |
| Lab Results Analysis |
How is my cholesterol trending? |
Track health metrics over time with plain language explanations |
| Appointment Preparation |
I have my annual physical tomorrow. What should I discuss? |
Generate personalized questions based on medical history |
| Bloodwork Summary |
Can you summarize my latest bloodwork before my appointment? |
Understand complex lab results in accessible language |
| Post-Baby Fitness |
I am trying to get back into working out after having a baby |
Personalized workout recommendations for recovery |
| GLP-1 Diet Planning |
I started taking a GLP-1. Give me a realistic daily exercise and diet guide |
Medication-aware nutrition and exercise guidance |
| Insurance Comparison |
Based on my medical history, which insurance plan is best for me? |
Data-driven insurance recommendations based on healthcare patterns |
| Overall Health Summary |
Give me a summary of my overall health |
Comprehensive health overview from connected data sources |
Availability and Waitlist
OpenAI is starting by providing access to a small group of early users to learn and continue refining the experience. Users with ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans outside of the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom are eligible for the
waitlist.
As improvements are made, OpenAI plans to expand access and make Health available to all users on web and iOS in the coming weeks. Users can sign up for the waitlist to request access through the ChatGPT interface.
Future Development
OpenAI stated it will continue to expand what users can connect and the insights Health can support. The goal is for ChatGPT to help users feel more informed, prepared, and confident as they navigate their health journeys.
All apps available in Health must meet OpenAI's privacy and security requirements, including collecting only the minimum data needed, and undergo additional security review specific to inclusion in Health.
