Perplexity has launched a new health feature that pulls together data from medical records, lab results, and connected devices to answer health questions in one place.
The tool, called Perplexity Health, is rolling out now to Pro and Max subscribers in the US. At launch, it connects with Apple Health, electronic health records, and several consumer health platforms, giving users a single dashboard for health data that usually sits across multiple apps and portals.
Perplexity wants to turn scattered health data into one AI view
Perplexity Health is designed to bring together data from Apple Health, electronic health records from more than 1.7 million care providers, and platforms including Fitbit, Ultrahuman, and Withings. Oura and Function integrations are also listed as coming soon, according to Digital Trends’ report on the launch.
Instead of checking separate apps for labs, wearable data, prescriptions, and visit history, users can ask Perplexity Health questions that draw from those connected sources at once. Perplexity says responses are grounded in clinical guidelines and peer-reviewed research, and the product includes citations plus guidance on when to seek professional care, according to 9to5Mac’s coverage of the Apple Health integration.
That makes the feature more ambitious than a standard wellness app. Rather than offering generic suggestions, it is meant to generate personalized answers based on an individual’s health history, biomarkers, activity data, and recent records. The company is positioning it as a way to surface patterns that are easy to miss when health information is spread across disconnected systems.
Privacy promises and accuracy questions come with it
Perplexity says health data connected through the feature is encrypted in transit and at rest, is not used to train AI models, and is not sold to third parties. Users can also disconnect data sources or delete their information, according to Business Standard.
The company has also set up a Health Advisory Board made up of physicians, researchers, and health technology leaders to guide the product. That helps address one of the biggest concerns around consumer health AI: whether a system built to summarize sensitive data can do so accurately and responsibly.
Still, the launch lands in a crowded and closely watched category. AI companies are racing to turn wearables, medical records, and health apps into more conversational tools, but that does not automatically make the answers trustworthy. Perplexity’s feature may be useful for organizing personal health data and preparing for doctor visits, but it still sits in a space where accuracy, privacy, and clinical judgment matter more than speed alone.
Perplexity Health is available now for paid users in the US, giving the company a more specialized consumer AI product as health becomes one of the busiest battlegrounds in personal tech.
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