United States – October 27, 2026 -- Robotic assistance in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) rose from 12.4% of procedures in 2018 to 36.1% in 2026, a 191% relative increase, according to an analysis of 362,667 procedures in Truveta Data.

Robotic assistance was used in 24.3% of all procedures in the study period, which ran from January 2018 to August 2026. Robotic-assisted cases ran longer. Median operation time was 136 minutes (IQR 116-160), against 126 minutes (IQR 109-149) without robotics.

United States – October 27, 2026 -- Influenza-associated hospitalizations reached 3.5 per 1,000 hospitalizations in the week beginning September 21, 2026, nearly three times the next-highest rate recorded at the same point in the prior six flu seasons, according to a Truveta Data analysis.

United States – October 27, 2026 -- High-dose loop diuretics combined with adjuvant therapy produced an adjusted average weight loss of 4.6 pounds in heart failure inpatients, the largest of any strategy, but also came with higher rates of acute kidney injury, according to a study in the Journal of Cardiac Failure.