If you're ever board and you want to watch something on placebos I highly recommend watching this lecture by Dr. Irving Kirsch. Placebos are pretty nuts and probably really undervalued. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISptt3CRAqc&t=15s
I'd rather die than live a lie.
Wow, what an interesting study! Especially since the effect was only seen in the US.