The Power of the Placebo Effect
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Today we are joined by Dr Anthony Lembo and Dr. Sarah Ballou, from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School to discuss this fascinating topic of research that is being done with patients with chronic pain conditions and with disorders of gut-brain interaction. What is the placebo effect and the nocebo effect and how can it actually benefit patients with these conditions? What role does the brain-gut connection have in this phenomenon?
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