A 2026 ADA survey found 43.3% of US dentists now use AI, mostly to catch cavities in X-rays before they're visible to the eye, while new consumer apps let people scan their own teeth at home, raising fresh questions about overtreatment.
Connecticut announced AI claim-denial oversight rules on September 16, 2026, but they only cover the roughly 220,000 residents on state employee health plans, leaving millions on private insurance without similar protection.
A September 2, 2026 commentary argues the next psychiatric diagnostic manual must reckon with how recommendation algorithms shape eating disorders, as researchers race to build AI tools that detect early warning signs on social media.
Scripps Research published ECG-CLIP on September 1, 2026, an AI foundation model that detects heart disease from ECGs using 91% less labeled training data than existing tools, potentially speeding up detection of rarer cardiac conditions.
A major September 28, 2026 review shows how AI is combining gut microbiome, genetic, and metabolic data to generate truly individualized diet advice, though researchers caution the science hasn't yet caught up to consumer marketing claims.
Dexcom is adding AI-driven coaching features to its over-the-counter Stelo glucose sensor and expanding internationally, pushing continuous glucose monitoring further into mainstream wellness even as evidence for non-diabetics stays thin.
Deep Longevity launched Accrua on September 28, 2026, a consumer platform that uses AI to estimate biological age from routine blood work every quarter, entering an increasingly crowded longevity-testing market.
A study of more than 8,000 patients at Hospital Son Llatzer in Spain found that the BIAlert-Sepsis AI system cut hospital costs by up to 31 percent per patient, reduced ICU admissions and readmissions, and projected a 528 percent five-year return on investment.
A new study of a major Chinese food delivery platform found that an AI text-to-speech tool eliminated about a third of the hourly wage gap for deaf and hard-of-hearing couriers and cut negative customer ratings by two-thirds, researchers reported September 14, 2026.
Women's health startup Evvy closed an oversubscribed $40 million Series B on September 15, 2026 to expand EvvyAI, a machine-learning engine built on the world's largest vaginal microbiome dataset, starting with fertility diagnostics.