OpenAI announced in July 2026 that ChatGPT Health, a feature designed to help users with health-related queries, is now available to all U.S.-based users aged 18 and older across all plans. The rollout comes one day after a Florida-based pastor sued the company, alleging it gave a near-fatal suggestion advising him not to consult a doctor.
The feature, which began testing in January through a dedicated hub, allows users to connect personal health data from services including Apple Health, Function, and MyFitnessPal, as well as medical records from hospital systems such as Epic and Oracle Health, and platforms like One Medical and Function Health.
A key change in this release is that users no longer need to visit the dedicated health hub to use connected health data. OpenAI said it observed that 70% of health-related queries occurred outside that hub during testing, prompting the decision to make health information available across all general chat queries — including questions about food or allergies.
OpenAI reported that users submit approximately 300 million health-related queries per week, up from 230 million earlier in the year. The company also noted that GPT 5.6-Luna, its smallest model from its latest release, outperforms GPT 5.5 on HealthBench, an open-source benchmark OpenAI developed to evaluate large language models on health queries. The company states it does not use personal health data to train its models and works with physicians to improve health-related responses.
Despite these developments, OpenAI maintains in its terms of service that its products are “not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of any health condition.” The company cited these terms in response to the ongoing lawsuit and told The New York Times it is working to make health-related answers safer. OpenAI said it wants users to verify information and base medical decisions on professional advice.
ChatGPT Health is rolling out this week to logged-in U.S. users on free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans via the web and iOS. Anthropic and Google have also launched health-related AI features, and several studies have found that AI tools are not reliable sources of medical advice.
Source: TechCrunch