Perplexity Hooks Health Data

Perplexity unveiled "Perplexity Health" on March 19, 2026 as a new health-focused feature in its product suite. (macrumors.com ) (macrumors.com) The company said the rollout is initially limited to Pro and Max subscribers in the United States. (business-standard.com ) (business-standard.com) Perplexity stated the product links to electronic health records via b.well Connected Health, which covers data from over 1.7 million care providers. (megamobilecontent.com ) (megamobilecontent.com) The feature is built on Perplexity Computer, the company’s autonomous-agent platform, and uses third‑party data pipelines such as Terra API to normalize wearable and fitness app data. (thenextweb.com ) (thenextweb.com) Perplexity says user health data is encrypted and stored separately so it will not be used to train its public models, and the product is positioned to answer questions using an individual’s own records. (gadgetbond.com ) (gadgetbond.com) Security and privacy commentators pushed back: AppleInsider ran a critical piece advising caution and arguing many users should avoid linking sensitive medical data to third‑party AI services. (appleinsider.com ) (appleinsider.com) Perplexity said the dashboard will surface lab results, prescriptions and biomarker trends and that additional connectors such as ŌURA and Function are expected to arrive soon. (9to5mac.com ) (9to5mac.com)