placebo
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Liz Skrbkova, a spokeswoman for Novo Nordisk, said that trials for its drug Wegovy showed changes in muscle mass didn’t “significantly differ” from patients who took a placebo.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
They point to studies suggesting a strong caregiver placebo effect, with the only real change being the owner’s perception of their pet’s condition.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
"The people who were taking the placebo injections, who were getting exactly the same support from the dieticians and everything only lost about 2.5% of their body weight," said Wilding.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
At the end of the study, the participants who took orforglipron kept more than 70% of their earlier weight loss off, while the placebo group kept around 38-50% off.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Modern trials of the efficacy of therapies depend on the idea that an effective therapy must perform better than a placebo.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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