Friday Links

Placebos seem to work even when patients know they are taking a placebo. HT: Tyler

Sen. Blackburn tweets on the Goodman/Gossage WSJ editorial.

Amy Finkelstein, et. al. find that Jeff Brenner’s “hot spots” experiment in Camden, New Jersey can’t be duplicated.

House Republican health care legislation gets a few things right.

AI discovers a new structural class of antibiotics. HT: Tyler

An AI pendant worn around your neck grades you on your interactions with others and tells you how to improve.