OpenAI has announced the launch of ChatGPT Health, a new feature designed to offer users a separate, focused environment for discussing health and wellness topics with the AI. The move comes as the company revealed that more than 230 million users globally seek health-related advice on ChatGPT every week, underlining the platform’s growing role in everyday wellbeing queries.
ChatGPT Health creates a clear boundary between general conversations and sensitive health discussions. According to OpenAI, health-related chats will be isolated from regular interactions, ensuring that personal medical context does not unintentionally influence standard conversations. If users begin discussing health topics outside this section, the system will prompt them to continue within the dedicated Health space.
Within ChatGPT Health, the AI can still apply relevant non-sensitive context to offer more personalised responses. For example, if a user has previously mentioned marathon training, the system may recognise them as a runner when discussing fitness or recovery goals. However, OpenAI has emphasised that conversations within ChatGPT Health will not be used to train its AI models, reinforcing privacy safeguards.
The feature is also designed to integrate with third-party health and wellness platforms such as Apple Health, MyFitnessPal and Function, allowing users to reference personal data to support more informed discussions around fitness, nutrition and lifestyle habits.
Fidji Simo, CEO of Applications at OpenAI, said the feature was developed in response to persistent challenges in global healthcare systems, including high costs, limited access, overburdened medical professionals and fragmented patient experiences.
At the same time, OpenAI has reiterated important limitations. ChatGPT Health is not intended for diagnosis or treatment, and the company continues to caution users about the risk of inaccuracies or “hallucinations” inherent in large language models.
ChatGPT Health is expected to roll out to users in the coming weeks, marking a significant step in how AI platforms handle sensitive, personal health conversations.
