The Placebo Effect: Can It Cure You?

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Dr. Gregg Day talks with Dr. Kathryn T. Hall about the complexities of the placebo effect, its variability among patients, and the genetic factors that influence responses to placebo treatments.  Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org. 

Discover the placebo effect, a fascinating phenomenon where belief alone can trigger real changes in the body. Explore how it works and its implications for health and well-being. Find the full transcript of this episode and learn more about it on https://englishpluspodcast.com/t ...  Show more

For decades, scientists thought that placebos only worked if patients didn’t know they were taking them. Not anymore: You can give patients placebos, tell them they’re on sugar pills, and they still might feel better. No one is sure how this works, but it raises a question: Shoul ...  Show more

Also: how effective is the placebo effect? This episode originally aired on August 2, 2020.

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