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Share on PinterestA new study suggests that placebos may have beneficial effects even if a person knows that they are receiving a placebo.When a person receives treatment, it is natural for them to expect, or at least hope, that it will provide some benefit. Sometimes this expectation alone can produce a positive effect, as often…

Cuban doctors during a welcome ceremony for Cuban health workers who were deployed to the Western Cape to support efforts in the fight against Covid-19 on 24 May in Cape Town. Gallo Images/Misha Jordaan Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says Cuban doctors have been employed to reinforce the healthcare system and not replace local doctors. The minister…

By Clare Wilson and Layal Liverpool Vaccination programmes are worth the moneyJack Taylor / Alamy The costs of vaccination programmes are vastly outweighed by the economic benefits of reducing illness, disability and premature death, a modelling study has found. “We hope these numbers can allow vaccines to be seen as investments rather than expenses,” says…

Biden benefits from staying out of spotlight amid coronavirus outbreak, experts say - ABC6OnYourSide.com

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - While much of Europe remained in lockdown, students played table tennis and made weekend plans at Kunskapsskolan, one of many Swedish schools kept open in a country that bucked the global trend of severe shutdowns to fight the coronavirus pandemic. People get lunch and enjoy good weather at the Humlegarden park during…