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Journal investigating placebo effect study following Retraction Watch inquiry

Summary by Retraction Watch
An Elsevier journal is investigating a paper by a controversial author after a Retraction Watch inquiry about the article. The article concluded that “placebo effects have a significant impact on observed outcomes” in both placebo and treatment groups in clinical trials.  The senior author of the paper is Harald Walach, whose name may be familiar. In one paper, now retracted, Walach and his coauthors claimed COVID-19 vaccines killed two people f…

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Retraction Watch broke the news in on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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