How the Placebo Effect Works

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How the Placebo Effect Works

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Jun 10, 2014

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For centuries, doctors have prescribed drugs they knew weren't real - but that still somehow worked. It wasn't until the 1980s that the placebo effect, the phenomenon where an inert substance can have a genuine impact on a patient's recovery, was studied. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Jun 10, 2014

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How the Placebo Effect Works

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