"Anthropic has become the latest Artificial intelligence (AI) company to announce a new suite of features that allows users of its Claude platform to better understand their health information. Under an initiative called Claude for Healthcare, the company said U.S. subscribers of Claude Pro and Max plans can opt to give Claude secure access to their lab results and health records by connecting to HealthEx and Function, with Apple Health and Android Health Connect integrations rolling out later this week via its iOS and Android apps."
"The company also pointed out that the integrations are private by design, and users can explicitly choose the kind of information they want to share with Claude and disconnect or edit Claude's permissions at any time. As with OpenAI, the health data is not used to train its models. The expansion comes amid growing scrutiny over whether AI systems can avoid offering harmful or dangerous guidance. Recently, Google stepped in to remove some of its AI summaries after they were found providing inaccurate health information. Both OpenAI and Anthropic have emphasized that their AI offerings can make mistakes and are not substitutes for professional healthcare advice."
Anthropic launched Claude for Healthcare, enabling U.S. Claude Pro and Max subscribers to grant Claude secure access to lab results and health records via HealthEx and Function, with Apple Health and Android Health Connect integrations arriving on iOS and Android. When connected, Claude can summarize medical history, explain test results in plain language, detect patterns across fitness and health metrics, and prepare appointment questions. Integrations are private by design; users choose what to share and can disconnect or edit permissions. Health data is not used to train models. Companies caution that AI outputs can be mistaken and require professional review for high-risk use.
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