ChatGPT Health connects to Apple Health data to deliver personalized health answers

ChatGPT can now connect to your Apple Health data to give more personalized health answers

OpenAI brings personalized health conversations to ChatGPT OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT into a new category with the launch of Health in ChatGPT, a feature that allows users to securely connect health information from Apple Health and supported medical records. The feature is rolling out to users in the United States and is designed to help people ask health-related questions with more personalized context, instead of relying on isolated conversations. According to OpenAI, more than 300 million people use ChatGPT every week for health-related queries, ranging from understanding lab reports to preparing for doctor appointments. Recommended Videos The company says one of the biggest challenges is that health information is often scattered across patient portals, wearable devices, hospital records and fitness apps, making it difficult for users to get a complete picture of their health. The new feature aims to bring that information together inside ChatGPT while keeping users in control of what data is shared and when it can be accessed. The launch marks one of OpenAI's biggest moves into consumer health, an area where AI companies have been increasingly positioning their assistants as tools that can help users better understand medical information rather than replace professional healthcare. Apple Health integration and user-controlled permissions Health in ChatGPT allows users to connect Apple Health and supported medical records to their conversations. Once connected, ChatGPT can reference that information when answering questions, helping users understand changes in their health, review medications, or discuss information from recent medical visits. Users can also update their health profile by adding conditions, medications and family medical history directly within ChatGPT. OpenAI says the experience is built around user control. ChatGPT asks for permission before using health information in conversations, and users can choose to allow access once, always grant permission, or disable it altogether through the Health settings. The company also notes that connected health information may not always be complete or current, encouraging users to verify important details against their original medical records. The feature also works with wearable devices and third-party fitness or nutrition apps that sync data with Apple Health. As long as those apps share information with Apple's health platform, ChatGPT can use the available data to provide more contextual responses, although OpenAI notes that some proprietary scores may not transfer between services. OpenAI is pushing ChatGPT beyond conversations. The announcement reflects a broader shift in how AI assistants are evolving. Rather than functioning solely as chatbots that respond to prompts, companies are increasingly connecting AI systems to personal data sources so they can provide more relevant assistance. Health is one of the most sensitive examples of that approach, making user consent and transparency central to the experience. OpenAI positions Health in ChatGPT as a way to help users better understand their own health information, not as a replacement for doctors or medical advice. By combining wearable data, medical records, and conversational AI in one place, the company is betting that future AI assistants will become increasingly useful because they understand more of a user's personal context, rather than simply answering questions in isolation.

ChatGPT Health Arrives With Ability to Answer Personalised Health Queries

ChatGPT users ask over 300 million health-related queries weekly OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Health in January as a dedicated workspace for users, where they can ask health-related questions to the AI-powered chatbot. The ChatGPT Health functionality has been in early access since its unveiling, with limited users onboarded through a waitlist. Now, the Sam Altman-led AI giant has announced that ChatGPT Health is now generally available to all users in the US. The company says that users will have to connect their health apps, like Apple Health, and provide their medical records to help the AI agent generate personalised responses. OpenAI also highlighted that ChatGPT users have started asking more health-related questions every week. ChatGPT Health Now Generally Available in the US On Thursday, the US-based AI giant launched ChatGPT Health, which is now generally available to all logged-in free and paid users aged 18 and above in the US on web and iOS. However, the company also highlighted that "Health is not yet available in Codex". OpenAI says that users do not have to connect other apps to ask health-related questions to ChatGPT. However, users who want personalised, contextual answers to their health queries will have to "securely" connect their Apple Health app and "supported" medical records from different hospital systems in the US, including One Medical and Function Health. Users can access ChatGPT Health from the sidebar or the More menu. ChatGPT will guide users to connect their health records and metrics with the AI chatbot. ChatGPT Health will be able to access a user's medications, lab results, recent visits, and sleep activity from the connected records, while also considering their health goals and the context they provide. As an example, the company said that ChatGPT Health will be able to consider dietary restrictions when a user is looking for a restaurant. The AI chatbot will also be able to consider recent injuries "when planning lower-impact weekend activities". Users will also be able to manage their health-related information, view data and trends, browse synced health records, and return to past health conversations. The Sam Altman-led AI giant also highlighted that its recently launched GPT-5.6 Sol AI model outperformed the GPT-5.5 Instant and GPT-4o models on the HealthBench Professional platform, which evaluates AI performance on health risks, based on accuracy, safety, communication, context awareness, completeness, and appropriate escalation. The GPT-5.6 Sol model scored 91, 86.7, 88, 93.8, and 83 points in the Accuracy, Communicates Clearly, Completeness, Follows Instructions, and Health Decision Helpfulness tests. Further, the US-based tech firm claims that ChatGPT users ask more than 300 million health-related questions to the AI chatbot every week. OpenAI also claims that the AI agent is being used to understand lab results, prepare for appointments with doctors, interpret what a doctor is saying, and build a "healthier routine".