In making similar claims about placebo-controlled studies, vaccine skeptics often take a narrow view of what a "placebo" is, arguing it can only be water or saltwater. In reality, there’s a larger ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In scientific research, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials are considered to generate the highest-quality evidence. - ...

This year's flu season is turning out to be brutal. As a new variant known as subclade K spreads rapidly, a study out today ...

MINNEAPOLIS — In the first placebo-controlled trial of vaporized cannabis for acute migraine, patients experienced greater relief from pain and other symptoms than those receiving a placebo. During a ...

In picking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, President-elect Donald Trump is elevating a small but growing segment of the population that distrusts ...