We’ll start by looking at the power of the [[placebo]]. My grandfather was a doctor from 1922 to the mid-1950s. **He claimed that it was only after the advent of penicillin that he became a true medic: before antibiotics, he was partly a glorified witch doctor** – the support he offered his patients through the psychological value of a doctor’s visit being as important as the pharmaceutical value of anything he prescribed. --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[signalling]] , [[placebos]], [[trust]] **Source** -- [[202407221554 - B - Alchemy]]