OpenAI began rolling out Health in ChatGPT on July 23, 2026, allowing logged-in U.S. users 18 and older to connect Apple Health and supported medical records so ChatGPT can use that information to provide context in health conversations. The feature is available on web and iOS across Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans.
What Health can do
With user permission, ChatGPT can draw on synced data to compare new lab results with prior tests, summarize changes since a previous appointment, or relate sleep and activity metrics to routines. OpenAI says these capabilities aim to reduce repeated data entry and to help users prepare questions for care providers, while supporting — not replacing — medical professionals.
OpenAI reported that more than 300 million people use ChatGPT weekly for health-related questions, and that in early testing over 70% of health conversations occurred outside a separate health workspace. Based on that feedback, connected health information may be used across regular conversations when the user allows it; users can also add @Health to explicitly request health context.
Models, evaluations and safeguards
OpenAI described model improvements designed for health tasks. GPT-5.5 Instant was said to bring frontier health intelligence to free users, and GPT-5.6 Sol is presented as offering stronger performance on complex questions. OpenAI reported that every GPT-5.6 model outperformed GPT-5.5 on HealthBench Professional, an evaluation of challenging health tasks, and that hundreds of physicians helped develop test scenarios and rubrics. OpenAI also noted physicians extensively tested Health in ChatGPT before release, while cautioning the system can still make mistakes and is not a substitute for professional care.
Health is built with layered protections: conversations are encrypted at rest and in transit, connected records receive additional encryption, and OpenAI states connected medical records and Apple Health data are not used to train foundation models or to target ads. By default, ChatGPT asks for permission before using connected data; users can approve one-time access or allow access always. Accounts can be disconnected at any time; OpenAI says synced data is deleted from its systems within 30 days of disconnection, though existing conversation history remains until deleted by the user. Memories are not created directly from connected medical records or Apple Health data.
To connect data, open Health from the ChatGPT sidebar or the More menu and select “Get started.” Syncing may take a few minutes; supported sources include Apple Health, U.S. hospital systems, One Medical, and Function Health. Health is not yet available in Codex.
Original source: OpenAI News