Daily Briefing · 2026-09-18

Physicians

Dynamic Prediction of Day Mortality in Patients With Trauma Using a Hybrid Neural Network Model: Model Develop

• Background: The trajectory of a patient with trauma is often complex and nonlinear. Real-time estimation of the mortality risk from prehospital care to discharge is critical for point-of-care decision-making and for benc

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Physicians

Methodological Concerns Regarding the Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of Telerehabilitation for Chronic Low Bac

• We read with great interest the Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) by Gu et al. comparing the effectiveness of AI-assisted telerehabilitation (TLRH-AI), telerehabilitation (TLRH), in-person rehabilitation (IPR), and us

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Physicians

Trust in Generative AI for Health Information Consumption and the Effect of Learned Dependency: Randomized Con

• Background: Generative AI (GenAI) is increasingly used by health information consumers to interpret medical content and support decision-making. Although these systems provide accessible and timely information, they may

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Physicians

AI scribes cut documentation time by 69% in simulated primary care visits, study finds

• In a University of Toronto simulation, AI scribes cut documentation from 36.3% of each primary care visit to 11.2%, though total visit length didn’t change significantly.

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Physicians

Feasibility and Acceptability of Perioperative Application of Biofeedback-Based Virtual Reality vs Control for

• Background: The impact of biofeedback-based virtual reality (VR-BF) on pain and anxiety in pediatric surgical patients remains unexplored. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and accept

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Physicians

Bringing the Green Environment From Outdoors to Indoors Through Virtual Reality for Psychological Well-Being:

• Background: Urban green spaces support psychological well-being, yet access is often limited for city residents. Virtual reality (VR) offers a promising indoor alternative, but evidence on sustained mental health effects

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Physicians

59% of health care workers plan to look for a new job in the next year, Harris Poll finds

• The second annual Healthcare Workforce Barometer finds employers underestimating how many employees are ready to move, while interest in AI skills cools on both sides.

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Physicians

Sentara Health Selects GW RhythmX to Advance the Next Era of Primary Care

• GW RhythmX, the AI-powered precision care and patient engagement company, today announced that Sentara Health has selected the company for a pilot initiative focused on advancing the future of primary ...

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Physicians

RMTG's ISSCA Division Launches Integrative Fellowship in Point-of-Care Regenerative Medicine through ISSCA AI(

• ISSCA's most comprehensive credential to date integrates regenerative medicine, biotechnology, longevity medicine, and artificial intelligence - a durable, multi-year physician-relationship asset. New ...

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Physicians

Oura, Counsel Health join CMS ACCESS model to test whether wearables and AI can improve chronic care at scale

• Counsel Health, an AI-native primary care company, plans to participate in CMS' ACCESS Model under the early cardio-kidney-metabolic track, with smart ring maker Oura serving as the preferred wearable partner.

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Physicians

Heru launches PretestPro for streamlined eye exam pretesting

• PretestPro, software that guides patients through four eye exam pretests in less than 2 minutes, has launched in the U.S., according to a press release from Heru.The software, available on virtual reality-powered Heru Pr

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Dentistry

Autonomous robot improves accuracy of socket preparation in tooth autotransplantation

• XI’AN, China: In tooth autotransplantation, research has explored the use of robotic systems to prepare recipient sockets to closely match donor root morphology and limit extra-alveolar time. However, previous robotic ap

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Dentistry

AI Is Changing How Patients Find Dentists. Is Your Practice Ready?

• Written by: Jackie Ulasewich-Cullen With AI now available in every major web browser and search experience, more patients are using it every day to find what they need, including dental care. AI-generated search results

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Dentistry

KELLS AI Dental Scan Receives HSA Registration in Singapore

• Regulatory milestone advances accessible, proactive, and digital-first dental care KELLS, a leading AI-powered dental care platform, today announced that its KELLS AI Dental Scan has been registered as a Class B medical

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Dentistry

GDC to develop rules for ethical AI use in healthcare

• The General Dental Council (GDC) has joined a group of regulators in pledging to create a set of ‘high-level principles’ to guide regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) use in the healthcare. In a joint statement of

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Nursing

Preparing Nurses for the Future: AI, Precision Health, and the Evolution of Care

• Healthcare is shifting from reactive care to predictive care.

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Digital Health

Sentara Health pilots GW RhythmX's AI precision care platform to support emerging primary care models

• Not-for-profit health system Sentara Health is moving beyond administrative automation to test artificial intelligence-powered clinical care directly during primary care visits. | Not-for-profit ...

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Digital Health

Datasea expands into AI elderly care robotics through strategic cooperation with Linghang Intelligent

• Datasea plans to combine its AI software capabilities with robotics technology to develop elderly care solutions and explore digital service opportunities in China’s growing silver economy. Key ...

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Digital Health

Prediction Models for In-Hospital Delirium Using Routinely Collected Electronic Health Record Data: Systematic

• Background: Delirium is a common and clinically important form of acute in-hospital mental status deterioration. Electronic health record (EHR)–based prediction models may support early identification and targeted preven

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Digital Health

No more promises – it’s time for AI to deliver

• AI must be judged by the difference it makes for patients and staff in real-world care, writes Nell Thornton at the Health Foundation

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Digital Health

AI Isn’t a Therapist, but Many Teens Are Treating It Like One

• Clinicians have a responsibility to understand the risks posed by AI chatbots and to inform teen patients, their parents and caregivers about them. The post AI Isn’t a Therapist, but Many Teens Are Treating It Like One a

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Digital Health

Health care AI is exposing an age-old problem: How work gets done

• Ahead of Newsweek's AI Health Summit, one leader says this isn't just a technology issue anymore.

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Digital Health

People Fear AI Will 'Kill All Humans.' But What if It Can Save Our Patients?

• (MedPage Today) -- The New York Times reported this week that "The Trump administration is accelerating efforts to make artificial intelligence an integral part of medical care in the United States, throwing the resource

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Digital Health

As AI enters health care, are we ready?

• Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of how people seek, interpret and act on health information. Yet the technology is advancing faster than the evidence needed to determine whether these ...

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Digital Health

The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence in Florida Healthcare

• The healthcare landscape in Florida is undergoing a rapid digital transformation. Artificial intelligence is increasingly reshaping healthcare in Florida, from streamlining administrative tasks and ...

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Digital Health

PSA joins 38 regulators in healthcare AI pledge

• The PSA and 38 health and social care regulators have committed to developing shared principles for the use of AI across the UK.

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Nursing

Oracle Health extends clinical AI agent to inpatient nurses

• The clinical AI agent, embedded directly within the Oracle Health Foundation EHR, combines voice-driven chart navigation and search, acute nursing summaries and voice-enabled discrete charting.

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