OpenAI Launches “ChatGPT Health” to Revolutionize Personal Wellness Management

Tech News, San Francisco, January 10, 2026 : OpenAI officially unveiled ChatGPT Health, a dedicated, secure ecosystem within ChatGPT that allows users to bridge the gap between their medical records, wellness data, and artificial intelligence. This move transforms the chatbot from a general-purpose AI into a personalized “health super-assistant” capable of providing insights grounded in a user’s actual medical history.

The launch comes as OpenAI reveals that over 230 million people globally now turn to ChatGPT for health-related questions every week.

Bridging the Data Gap: Medical Records & Wellness Apps

At the heart of the new service is a landmark partnership with b.well Connected Health. This integration allows U.S. users to securely link their Electronic Health Records (EHR) from a network of over 2.2 million providers and 320 health plans.

Beyond clinical records, ChatGPT Health integrates with a suite of popular wellness and lifestyle platforms:

Fitness & Activity: Apple Health (iOS), Peloton, and All Trails.

• Nutrition & Weight: MyFitnessPal, Weight Watchers (including specialized guidance for GLP-1 users), and Instacart.

• Diagnostics: Function Health for longitudinal lab data.

Key Capabilities

The platform is designed to assist with “the admin of being a patient” and daily wellness, including:

• Lab Decoding: Translating complex blood work and imaging reports into plain, actionable language.

• Appointment Readiness: Generating personalized summaries and lists of questions for users to take to their doctors.

• Insurance Navigation: Analyzing prior claims and usage patterns to help users compare the trade-offs of different insurance plans.

• Pattern Recognition: Identifying links between sleep, activity, and nutrition data to suggest lifestyle adjustments.

Privacy & The “Sandbox” Architecture

Recognizing the extreme sensitivity of medical data, OpenAI has implemented a sandboxed security model:

• • Isolation: Health conversations live in a separate tab with their own “memory.” Data from Health does not flow into standard ChatGPT chats.

  • No AI Training: OpenAI explicitly stated that conversations and files within ChatGPT Health are never used to train its foundation models.

  • User Authority: Connections to medical records require explicit, multi-step authorization, and users can disconnect or delete their records at any time.

  • Encryption: The service uses purpose-built encryption for health data both at rest and in transit.

Safety Standards: “HealthBench”

To ensure clinical rigor, OpenAI collaborated with over 260 physicians across 60 countries. The model was vetted using Health Bench, a safety framework introduced in late 2025. This benchmark measures the AI’s ability to provide clear information while knowing exactly when to “escalate” a user to professional medical care.

Availability

Regions: Initially rolling out in the United States. It is currently unavailable in the UK, Switzerland, and the European Economic Area (EEA) as OpenAI works with regional regulators on data compliance.¹⁹

Access: Rolling out first to a select group of early adopters on the waitlist, with broader availability for Free, Go, Plus, and Pro users expected in the coming weeks.