ChatGPT Health Goes Mainstream

OpenAI's health-related feature, ChatGPT Health, is now available to all US-based users. The expansion comes after a Florida-based pastor sued the company for a near-fatal suggestion, highlighting concerns over AI medical advice reliability.

OpenAI started testing the feature in January, allowing users to integrate data from services like Apple Health and MyFitnessPal. Initially, users had to navigate to a dedicated hub for health-related queries. However, with the latest update, users can now draw insights from connected information in the health section in all queries.

The company observed that 70% of health-related queries took place outside the dedicated hub during testing. This new feature enables users to use their health information to get information on food or allergies in the general chat.

OpenAI's models have made progress in answering health-related queries. The smallest model from its latest release, GPT 5.6-Luna, outperforms GPT 5.5 on HealthBench evaluation, an open-source benchmark developed by the company to evaluate large language models (LLMs) on health queries.

Despite these performance gains, OpenAI emphasizes that its services are "not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of any health condition." The company maintains this stance in its terms and has cited these clauses in response to the lawsuit.

Several studies have highlighted that AI bots are not reliable for medical advice. However, this hasn't deterred companies like Anthropic and Google from launching health-related AI features.

Health in ChatGPT is rolling out to logged-in US users with free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans on the web and iOS this week.

OpenAI wants users to verify information and take medical decisions based on professional advice. The company is working on making health- or medicine-related answers safer, acknowledging the importance of human expertise in healthcare.

• The feature is now available to all US-based users over 18.
• Users can integrate data from services like Apple Health, Function, and MyFitnessPal.
• The company has made progress in answering health-related queries, with its latest model outperforming the previous one on HealthBench evaluation.
• OpenAI emphasizes that its services are not intended for diagnosis or treatment and encourages users to seek professional advice.
• The feature is rolling out to logged-in US users with free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans on the web and iOS.