New Delhi: OpenAI has quietly rolled out a new feature inside ChatGPT that puts health conversations in a separate, locked-down space. The company calls
it ChatGPT Health, and the timing says a lot. Millions already use ChatGPT to ask about symptoms, lab reports, sleep issues, diet plans, and fitness routines. OpenAI is now formalising that behaviour inside a dedicated health-focused experience.
The move reflects how personal health questions have become a daily use case for AI chatbots. OpenAI says, “health is one of the most common ways people use ChatGPT today,” adding that over 230 million people globally ask health and wellness questions every week. ChatGPT Health is OpenAI’s attempt to organise those conversations, tighten privacy, and make answers more relevant without crossing into medical advice.
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What exactly is ChatGPT Health
ChatGPT Health is a separate space inside ChatGPT where users can ask health and wellness questions and optionally connect their own data. This includes medical records and wellness apps. The goal is context. If ChatGPT understands your past lab reports, activity trends, or nutrition logs, its answers can be clearer and more grounded.
OpenAI is clear on boundaries. “Health is designed to support, not replace, medical care. It is not intended for diagnosis or treatment.” The idea is help with understanding, preparation, and patterns, not prescriptions.
Health lives in its own section in the sidebar. If someone starts a health-related chat in the main interface, ChatGPT may suggest switching to Health for extra protection.
Health as a separate tab inside ChatGPT
How privacy works inside Health
Health conversations are stored separately from regular chats. They have their own memory system and added security layers.
OpenAI states, “Conversations in Health are not used to train our foundation models.” That line matters, especially for users worried about sensitive data feeding AI training.
Health uses purpose-built encryption and isolation. Your health chats do not flow back into normal chats. Regular chats cannot see Health files or memories. Context can flow one way though. Health may use non-health context, like a recent move or lifestyle change, if it helps the conversation.
Users can view or delete Health memories anytime from Settings.
What data you can connect to ChatGPT Health
Health allows users to bring their own data into conversations. At launch, this includes:
- Medical Records for lab results, visit summaries, and clinical history
- Apple Health for movement, sleep, and activity data on iOS
- Wellness apps like MyFitnessPal, Peloton, Function, Instacart, AllTrails, and Weight Watchers
Medical records are US-only for now. OpenAI partners with b.well to enable secure access to healthcare provider portals. The company notes that b.well is “the largest and most secure network of live, connected health data for U.S. consumers.”
Apps are off by default. Each connection needs explicit permission. Users can disconnect anytime, and access stops immediately.
OpenAI says this is built with doctors
One detail often missed is how much clinician input sits behind Health. OpenAI says it worked with over 260 physicians across 60 countries and dozens of specialties. These doctors reviewed more than 600,000 model responses over two years.
According to OpenAI, that feedback shaped how Health replies to sensitive questions, how it nudges users to see a doctor, and how it avoids panic or false reassurance. OpenAI also built an internal evaluation system called HealthBench, which checks answers against physician-written rubrics, not exam-style tests.
The company says this helps with everyday tasks like explaining lab numbers, summarising care instructions, or preparing questions before a doctor visit.
How to access ChatGPT Health?
Health is rolling out slowly. Access starts with a small group of users on Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans outside the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and the UK. Medical records and some apps are US-only. Apple Health needs an iPhone.
Users can sign up for a waitlist. OpenAI says Health will expand to more users on web and iOS in the coming weeks.
