A Placebo’s Role in Modern Health Care

Perceived ethics can stand in the way of the positive effects of the use of placebos for healing patients.

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Modern medicine prides itself on its evidence-based approach, whereby doctors and hospitals choose treatments based not on faith or hearsay but on hard science.

What if our faith in medicine can be scientifically shown to have a significant therapeutic effect?

Enter the Placebo

Generally understood as the illusion of treatment, a placebo often takes the form of a sugar pill masquerading as a genuine drug.