OpenAI is deploying a specialized healthcare experience called ChatGPT Health for users aged 18 and over in the US.
This feature was tested from January on a separate portal, but has now been integrated directly into ChatGPT, allowing AI to refer to health data in any conversation when needed.
According to OpenAI, ChatGPT Health not only improves the ability to answer medical questions thanks to the GPT-5.6 Sol model but also relies on personal health data to provide more appropriate feedback. Users can connect their profiles through the new Health section in ChatGPT, linked to Apple Health.
During the setup process, ChatGPT will also ask more about existing medical conditions, medications being used and family medical history to understand the user's health context correctly.
After connecting, users can review their profiles, track recent health trends and receive question suggestions to exchange with ChatGPT. However, OpenAI emphasizes that ChatGPT Health's main goal is to help users better understand the examination results, summarize the content of the examination, or better prepare when exchanging with doctors.
However, OpenAI also warns that ChatGPT can still make mistakes and all information provided by the chatbot should not be considered a diagnosis or formal treatment indication, even if the answer is expressed with high confidence.
Regarding privacy, OpenAI said that user health data will not be used to train platform models or serve advertising, regardless of other settings on the account.
Users can also request ChatGPT to ask for permission each time they want to use connected health data, and can disconnect and remove access at any time.
ChatGPT Health shows OpenAI's ambition to make AI a personal health assistant, but this feature also raises many questions about the reliability of AI-generated advice and how to protect users' very sensitive medical data.
