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716: Jo Marchant | Placebos and the Science of Mind over Body

The Jordan Harbinger Show

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Is This Just a Fake Ai Puncture?

A placebo control trial tells you something about the way in which a treatment is working. But just because something is no better than precebo doesn't mean that can't actually be helping patients quite significantly, says Dr Andrew Wexler. Our minds, our attitude is really important and we're throwing out all the very things that could be helping us by ignoring or downplaying its effect on the body.

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