Why placebos can work, even when you know they're fake

Plus: The road to Roe; the young adults intentionally getting COVID-19; why bubonic plague is still in the U.S.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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YOUR WEEKLY CHECKUP

This week: The perplexing power of placebos; the public health crises that led to Roe v. Wade; the volunteers who are deliberately exposing themselves to COVID-19; why one of history's deadliest diseases is still around; the challenges of living with dementia in southern Africa.

PHOTOGRAPH BY SPENCER WEINER/LOS ANGELES TIMES VIA GETTY IMAGES Why a placebo can work—even when you know it's fake A placebo can trigger pain relief and other benefits even when patients are told the pills they are taking lack therapeutically active ingredients. On the surface, experts say, it doesn't make sense. But that may be because scientists don't fully understand the way placebos work. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE UNLOCK THE HEALING POWER OF YOU: What science says about the power of belief +

IT'S NOT ALL IN YOUR HEAD: How you think about physical pain can make it worse +

PHOTOGRAPH BY MARK PETERSON, REDUX The tumultuous history that led to the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling In the 1960s, support for abortion mounted as two public health crises caused miscarriages and severe health problems among newborn children—setting the stage for the historic U.S. Supreme Court case. THE ROAD TO ROE ABORTION IN EARLY AMERICA: How U.S. abortion laws went from nonexistent to acrimonious +

STATE BANS: Here's where abortions will likely be banned or strictly limited post Roe (NPR) +

PHOTOGRAPH BY SURACHETSH, GETTY IMAGES Young adults are volunteering to get COVID-19—for science SARS-CoV-2 "challenge trials" can help scientists better understand the immune system's response to the virus, which could yield improved vaccines and treatments. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE

CDC, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION Why plague—one of history's deadliest diseases—just won't go away Centuries after it ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages, plague remains endemic in the western U.S. Here's why—and the risk it poses to humans today. THE RISK TO HUMANS BLACK DEATH COMES TO AMERICA: When bubonic plague first struck the U.S., officials tried to cover it up +

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

NG STAFF Breakthrough infections soar amid Omicron Subvariant BA.2.12.1 has been largely responsible for most recent new infections in the U.S., but now more contagious versions BA.4 and BA.5 are taking over. TRACKING COVID IN THE U.S.

5 COVID numbers that don’t make sense anymore (The Atlantic) Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for little kids differ in several ways. Here’s how. (STAT News) Most pharmacies in the US can't give your infant or toddler a COVID shot (USA Today)

MORE HEALTH NEWS

PHOTOGRAPH BY LEE-ANN OLWAGE Living with dementia in southern Africa is a heartbreaking challenge In a region where family members have historically served as caretakers for older relatives, proper care for an aging population has become more difficult. FEW RESOURCES FOR AN AGING POPULATION LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S: Tender images reveal life inside an Alzheimer's ward +

U.S. monkeypox response mirrors early coronavirus missteps, experts say (Washington Post) Uterine cancer is on the rise, especially among Black women (New York Times) Should you exercise first thing in the morning or at night? Here's what research says. (USA Today) Polio is found in the U.K. for the first time in nearly 40 years. Here's what it means. (NPR) Many women struggle to breastfeed. Scientists are starting to ask why.

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