Medical school faith healing: report on a spirituality conference.

From: Skeptical Inquirer | Date: September 1, 1997| Author: Furlow, Bryant | Copyright information

Biomedical researchers are quite keen on obtaining empirical evidence of the evident healing power of placebos in relation to religion and faithful acts such as prayer. Organizers of two medical school conferences have brought faith healing closer to acceptance in mainstream medical school education in two conferences held early in 1997. However, the organizers and speakers of these conferences seemed more interested in emphasizing the mysticism of medicine rather than in conducting an empiri...

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