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In a landmark medical technology milestone, a fully autonomous AI-powered robotic dentist — built by US company Perceptive — completed a full crown preparation on a human patient in just 15 minutes. The same procedure typically takes a human dentist 2–2.5 hours. The robot used real-time 3D scanning, AI decision-making, and a precision robotic arm to perform the entire procedure without any human guidance or intervention mid-surgery. This isn't a concept or prototype — it's already been performed on real patients and a peer-reviewed study was published in the Journal of Dentistry in January 2026. Experts say this is the beginning of a transformation: robotic dentists could eliminate human error, work at any hour, and eventually bring high-quality dental care to remote and underserved communities where trained dentists are unavailable. The dental office of 2035 may look very different from today's.

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The five largest nonprofit health systems have a combined revenue north of $300 billion. Zero income tax. Their CEOs make $10-34 million. Their lobbying budget is $29 million a year. Their charity care averages 2% of revenue. Every year, someone at the IRS is supposed to verify they deserve the exemption. The IRS has audited fewer nonprofit hospitals in the last decade than Chipotle has opened locations.

There is a successor to 340B lurking on the horizon statnews.com/2026/03/19/340… via @statnews

HHS watchdog slams nursing homes’ antipsychotic drug use and schizophrenia diagnoses  statnews.com/2026/03/19/ant… via @statnews

Nearly one in 10 people who had Affordable Care Act plans have dropped health insurance after the expiration of federal subsidies drove up costs, a new survey shows wsj.com/health/healthc… via @WSJ

Oz Says California’s Not Fighting Health Care Fraud, but Data Shows It’s Part of a Larger Battle kffhealthnews.org/MjE2NjA4MA via @kffhealthnews

@skateflowers98 I literally review infectious disease studies professionally. There are now 500,000 studies on Covid, and tens of thousands of them prove that covid wrecks the brain and the immune system. Repeated infections cause more neuron damage.

Exposed and invisible in an ER hallway bed statnews.com/2026/03/18/er-… via @statnews

New Mexico Offers Model to Manage Measles Outbreaks medpagetoday.com/infectiousdise…

Wisconsin Senate passes $133 million package to combat 'forever chemicals,' sends bills to governor apnews.com/article/pfas-w…

Check out this article: cnn.com/2026/03/17/hea…

Bipartisan bill introduced to exempt healthcare workers from $100K H-1B visa fee fiercehealthcare.com/providers/bipa…

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Evidence Shows ACA’s Mandated Benefits Alone Don’t Drive Up Costs. The Debate Continues. kffhealthnews.org/MjE2NDEzNw via @kffhealthnews

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is absolutely right, pharmaceutical monopolies and vertical integration increase costs for patients and make it harder to access care. We urgently need Congress to do more to rein in this industry and ensure patients can get the medications they need at prices they can afford.

The company behind POM juice, a juice marketed as a superfood antioxidant-rich drink, was just named California’s 2nd-largest user of paraquat — one of the most toxic herbicides still allowed in the U.S. Over 56,000 pounds sprayed in a single year… on crops used to make this so called health drink. Paraquat has been linked to Parkinson’s disease, cancer, and neurological damage. It drifts into nearby communities and lingers in soil for years. More than 60 countries have already banned it. So why is it still being used here? Help us continue the work to get these chemicals out of our food supply. [momsacrossamerica.com/monthly_donati…]

pressreader.com/article/281625… NM must move together not in silos to address health

Hotter temperatures may push millions toward a more sedentary lifestyle, add hundreds of thousands of deaths abcnews.com/Health/hotter-…