A rumor started going around not long after the “needle in every arm brigade” began treating untested experimental pharmaceuticals like priests proffering Holy Communion. Random batches of placebo were distributed as if this was a global human test trial, just as we’d suggested.
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3 Placebo Effect Examples You Will Remember After Reading This
I’m sure if you are reading this you probably already know what the placebo effect is, and you’ve probably actually experienced it at some point in your life even if you just didn’t realize it at the time. But for those who don’t, a placebo is basically something that is given as a medical treatment, … Read more