The Placebo Effect Works And You Can Catch It From Your Doctor
Doctor-patient interactions can make a big difference to the effectiveness of treatments. In a new study, even a fake pain treatment helped when doctors believed it was real.
If there's one thing you do want to catch from a trip to your doctor, it's her optimism.
A new study, published Monday in the journal Nature Human Behavior, finds that patients can pick up on subtle facial cues from doctors that reveal the doctor's belief in how effective a treatment will be. And that can have a real impact on the patient's treatment outcome.
Scientists have known since at least the 1930s that a doctor's expectations and personal characteristics can
