Dr. John Sanders with Derek Fairbanks and Eric Cheney | Placebo and the Power of Belief

In this episode, Dr. Sanders sits down with Derek Fairbanks and Eric Cheney, his two medical assistants who are both headed to medical school in the next year. The trio discusses placebo, the power of belief, and snake oil. They describe how medical research is performed, what different types of studies require, and what conclusions can be drawn from a study depending on its type and how it was performed.