The fascinating story of placebos – and why doctors should use them more often

By – https://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/emotions/self.html , , Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1684469 Elaine and Arthur Shapiro/Wikimedia Commons Plato’s cure for headaches involved: a certain leaf, but there was a charm to go with the remedy; and if one uttered the charm at the moment of its application, the remedy made one perfectly well; butContinue Reading

Figure showing the two scenarios for the number of people applying for BNO status from 2021 to 2025.

In recent weeks, dozens of pro-democracy activists and politicians in Hong Kong have been arrested for allegedly trying to overthrow the city’s government. Most recently, on January 6, 53 people were detained under the notorious National Security law. These arrests are the latest in a long line of efforts byContinue Reading