It appears that the next frontier for AI services is health. Recently, Microsoft launched its Copilot Health, a service that ingests your health data from various sources to generate actionable insights.
Now Perplexity has launched Perplexity Health, a suite of connectors that links your personal health data directly to Perplexity Computer, providing answers that are truly about you.
What makes Perplexity Health different from a regular AI health search?
Right now, your health data is fragmented across multiple platforms. Lab results are stored in one portal, prescriptions in another, and fitness data is buried in a separate app. Perplexity Health brings everything together in one place, unlocking insights that would otherwise remain hidden.
At launch, it connects with Apple Health, electronic health records from over 1.7 million care providers, and platforms including Fitbit, Ultrahuman, and Withings, with Oura and Function coming soon.
When you ask a question about your health, it cross-references data from your activity trackers, lab reports, and medical history to provide a detailed, personalized answer. “A question about resting heart rate, for example, can factor in your recent activity, your cardiac history, and your latest bloodwork,” the press release reads.
It will also create a personalized dashboard that tracks your biomarkers and activity trends over time, so you always have a view of the full picture.
Can you trust the answers it gives you?
As stated in the press release, answers in Perplexity Health draw from clinical guidelines and peer-reviewed journals, rather than SEO-optimized content written to rank on Google. It further says that “Each response includes citations linked directly to the source material so you can read what the answer is based on.”
Perplexity has also established a Health Advisory Board composed of physicians, researchers, and health technology leaders to guide product decisions and uphold clinical standards.
Regarding data privacy, Perplexity promises that it is encrypted in transit and at rest, never used to train AI models, and never sold to third parties. You can disconnect any source or delete your information at any time.
Personally, I would wait a few months to see how things play out before giving any AI service access to my health records. However, if you want to try it now, Perplexity Health on Computer will roll out to Pro and Max users in the US over the coming weeks.
