
Bias and the placebo effect
PNAS Science Sessions
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The Intersection of Race and Treatment Effects
The placivo response is made up of your body's natural abilities to heal itself with time, you mind sets, beliefs and expectations that can activate those healing processes. So the qualities of a doctor or health care provider, the branding of drugs, the credentials of hospital are all elements of the social context. I think these dynamics will change and they'll differ. If you have a provider over the course of many months, say it's a primary care provider, g in or something. Race and gender are very critical elements of thesocial context,. They influence social dynamics in ways that are really important.
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