Exclusive: 40 million people turn to ChatGPT for health care
January 7, 2026

(Axios) – More than 40 million people globally turn to ChatGPT daily for health information, according to a report OpenAI has shared exclusively with Axios.
Why it matters: Americans are turning to AI tools to navigate the notoriously complex and opaque U.S. health care system.
The big picture: Patients see ChatGPT as an “ally” in navigating their health care, according to analysis of anonymized interactions with ChatGPT and a survey of ChatGPT users by the AI-powered tool Knit. (Read More)