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Mind Over Matter: How Science is Utilizing the Placebo Effect

>> August 7, 2022

Though the placebo effect has been the downfall of much research, one scientist aims to change that. Dr. Emiliano Santarnecchi hopes to use it as a supplemental therapy to medicinal treatments. He discusses the potential applications, as well as the ethical …

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Medical Notes: Week of December 6, 2020

>> December 6, 2020

Doctors are continuing to find new ways among old drugs to cut the damage done by Covid-19. For example, a study in the journal Science Advances, shows that a three-year old arthritis drug called Olumiant, can cut death rates in seriously ill Covid patients by …

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Medical Notes: Week of October 14, 2018

>> October 14, 2018

Between 10 and 20 percent of new moms experience postpartum depression, and it can be difficult to treat because most antidepressants take a month or more to work. But a new injectable drug could change that if it’s approved by the FDA. The drug, called …

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