US EditionShelly Palmer: OpenAI Wants Your Medical Records
ChatGPT Health integrates with Apple Health, MyFitnessPal, and Function to provide personalized insights from medical records, supporting users in understanding test results and navigating care.
- On January 7, 2026, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Health, a new Health tab inside ChatGPT that appears when users connect medical data.
- OpenAI consulted over 260 physicians during development, aiming to ground responses in users' medical data for personalised insights and more useful ChatGPT conversations.
- Users can securely connect Apple Health, MyFitnessPal and Function and upload medical files via the Health tab for personalized health insights.
- Because OpenAI is not a covered entity, experts warn users' medical records sit in a regulatory gap where HIPAA does not apply, but OpenAI says paperwork will be encrypted and conversations won't train models, while the FDA takes a hands-off approach.
- Only U.S. users can currently join the waitlist, as ChatGPT Health is unavailable in the UK and the European Union due to privacy laws, despite OpenAI's 40 million daily users asking health questions.
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