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Placebo: Why this miraculous experience really works

Placebo: Why this miraculous experience really works

2024-02-19
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The placebo effect is a seemingly wonderful experience, healing people with no apparent cure - but how does it really work? We spoke to Jeremy Howick, an epidemiologist and author of the new book The Power of Placebos to find out.

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