OpenAI announced ChatGPT Health on January 7, 2026, allowing users to securely connect their medical records and wellness apps to the chatbot. The company revealed that over 230 million people ask health and wellness questions on ChatGPT each week.
ChatGPT Health is not intended for diagnosis and treatment
Conversations within ChatGPT Health will not be used to trainOpenAI’s foundation models
Focus is on wellness support, not medical advice
Enterprise Healthcare Push
On January 16, 2026, OpenAI also introduced OpenAI for Healthcare—enterprise products designed to help healthcare organizations deliver more consistent, high-quality care while supporting HIPAA compliance.
Early adopters include:
AdventHealth
Boston Children’s Hospital
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
HCA Healthcare
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health
UCSF
The Strategic Play
Healthcare represents a potential new revenue engine for OpenAI. With 230 million weekly health queries, the company sees healthcare and life sciences as a major growth area for 2026.
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