Claude, Anthropic’s AI chatbot, now connects directly to Apple Health on the iPhone. This update lets the assistant read health and fitness data, so it can give users a clearer view of their daily habits and medical records in one place. Through the Claude iOS app, people can link their Apple Health data and ask questions about sleep, activity, and long-term trends without jumping between apps.
Anthropic announced the feature as part of a wider healthcare push. The company rolled it out this week in beta for U.S. users on Claude Pro and Max plans. After opting in, users can choose what to share, including movement, sleep, and activity patterns. They also control access at all times, and they can turn it off whenever they want.
What Claude can do with your health data
Once connected, Claude can pull information from Apple Health and turn it into simple explanations. It can summarize a person’s medical history, explain test results, and point out patterns across fitness and wellness data. It also helps users prepare questions for doctor visits, which saves time and helps them focus on what matters.
Alongside Apple Health, Claude now supports HealthEx and Function connectors in beta. These links expand the range of health data Claude can read, giving users a broader picture of their condition.
Anthropic says these tools are built to respect privacy. The company describes them as “private by design.” Users decide what data Claude can see, and the company says it does not use health data to train its models.
A growing push into healthcare
This launch follows a similar move by OpenAI, which introduced ChatGPT Health with an Apple Health connector two weeks earlier. Both companies say their tools are not for diagnosis and do not replace professional medical advice.
Anthropic also introduced Claude for Healthcare, which adds connectors for doctors, hospitals, and insurers. Claude can now connect to:
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Coverage Database
- The ICD 10 medical coding system
- The National Provider Identifier Registry
These tools let Claude check coverage rules, look up diagnosis codes, and verify providers. As Anthropic puts it, the goal is to make healthcare data “easier to find, access, and understand” for both patients and professionals.
