Health Update: OpenAI Unveils ChatGPT Health for Personalized Wellness Support – What Experts Say

OpenAI has launched a new feature, ChatGPT Health, designed to help people better understand and manage their health using artificial intelligence. The tool gives users a private and secure space to connect their health data, such as medical records and wellness apps, with the popular chatbot.

This development builds on a growing trend — millions of users already turn to ChatGPT each week with questions about symptoms, medications, or medical terms. Now, ChatGPT Health takes that a step further, offering more tailored support by analyzing personal health data from connected sources such as Apple Health, MyFitnessPal, and other wellness apps.

The tool is not meant to replace doctors. Instead, it acts as a guide to help people prepare for appointments, understand test results, review insurance coverage, and keep track of health patterns. ChatGPT Health gives users a clearer picture of their well-being, all in one place.

A secure space for health conversations

To protect personal health information, OpenAI built a separate area within ChatGPT specifically for health-related discussions. This section uses added security features, including automatic encryption and multi-factor login options. Health conversations, connected apps, and shared documents remain private and do not appear in general ChatGPT chats.

Importantly, OpenAI confirmed that health data from this section will not be used to train its AI models. The system also prompts users to move health-related questions into the secure area when appropriate, adding an extra layer of privacy.

The company worked closely with more than 260 medical professionals from over 60 countries during development. Their input — over 600,000 pieces of feedback — helped shape how the AI responds to medical questions with clarity, accuracy, and care. The focus, according to OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, was on making the tool helpful without replacing clinical advice.

Designed with medical standards in mind

OpenAI tracks how well ChatGPT Health performs using a system called HealthBench. Unlike traditional testing methods, HealthBench uses criteria written by doctors to measure how responses hold up in real-world situations. The evaluation looks at how clearly ChatGPT explains things, how urgent issues are handled, and how useful the guidance is.

Users remain fully in charge of their data. Even if a wellness app has been connected before, it must get the user’s approval again before accessing health details through ChatGPT Health. People can remove access at any time through settings. OpenAI added that third-party tools go through additional privacy checks before being included in the Health feature.

Currently, ChatGPT Health is available to a small group of users in the United States who have Free, Go, Plus, or Pro accounts. It’s not yet available in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, or countries in the European Economic Area. Integration with medical records is only supported in the U.S. for now, with a broader rollout expected later.