A review of 41 studies found that the great majority of AI medication-adherence prediction models carried high risk of bias, and that fancier algorithms did not reliably predict better.
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WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYSABYSS and SMART-DECISION together cover 6,238 stable patients. Discontinuation cleared both noninferiority margins, though the authors say the primary endpoint's composition limits what it shows.
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ANALYSISAn updated systematic review of 25 randomised trials found small effects, concentrated in neuropathic pain, alongside moderate to large increases in dizziness, sedation and nausea. Long-term data barely exist.
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ANALYSISThe pooled effect on self-reported stress was g = -0.35 from 785 participants. The authors of the meta-analysis warn against a miscalibration between the hype and the evidence — their phrase, not ours.
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WHAT THE STUDY ACTUALLY SAYSA network meta-analysis of 331 trials and 34,285 adults found no significant differences between the main psychotherapies, with one exception. In children and adolescents the picture is narrower.
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ANALYSISA network meta-analysis of 101 trials and 11,910 patients found no significant difference between psychotherapy and medication for adult depression — and a consistent advantage for combining them.
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