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A phone app lifted tuberculosis cure rates from 74% to 82% in a randomized trial
Tuberculosis treatment runs for months and people stop taking it. A BMJ trial of 525 patients in a low-resource setting found an interactive digital adherence tool raised treatment success by 7 percentage points and cut dropout by a third.
Aug 28, 2026
Digital self-help cut anxiety and depression in chronic illness, coach or no coach
A PLoS Medicine trial randomized 825 adults with chronic conditions across 13 countries to a digital program with human support, the same program self-directed, or a waitlist. Both versions beat usual care, and they matched each other.
Aug 26, 2026
PlaySmart video game nudged teen depression scores down a point over a year
Dartmouth researchers gave 532 teenagers either PlaySmart, a game about spotting depression and asking for help, or commercial games. A year on, the PlaySmart group scored a point lower for depression. Anxiety did not move.
Aug 19, 2026
Acceptance skills added nothing to mindfulness training in a trial of 392 people
392 people were randomized to 14 days of online mindfulness training with acceptance skills, monitoring skills only, or a waiting list. Both training groups beat the waiting list. Neither beat the other.
Aug 18, 2026