clinical research
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Homeopathy ‘Research’ Seriously Sucks
Research on homeopathy, a 200-year-old form of alternative medicine, is often biased to make it look more effective than it really is, according to a new study out this week. Homeopathy researchers routinely neglect to register the details of their clinical trials before they publish their results, and unregistered trials usually provide rosier results than…
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A Cheap Antidepressant Can Keep Covid-19 Patients Out of the Hospital, Large Trial Finds
A cheap and widely available U.S. drug used as an antidepressant now also appears to be a lifesaving covid-19 treatment. In a newly published, large-scale clinical trial, the drug fluvoxamine was shown to reduce the risk of prolonged hospitalisation as well as death in high-risk patients treated at an emergency room. Coupled with the results…
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Why Some of Your Vaccine ‘Side Effects’ Might Just Be Placebo
Millions of Americans are getting vaccinated against covid-19 on average every day now, And while many people have proudly shared their vaccination status on social media, others will describe their mild but definitely noticeable side effects right after as a badge of honour, such as a sore arm or flu-like fatigue. But not everyone’s symptoms…
