Placebos and the placebo effect within medicine

February 10, 2021 ~ thegsaljournal ~ Leave a comment

Lewis - Year 10 Student Editor's note: Interested in studying medicine, Lewis, now in Year 11, has researched and written about the well-known but perhaps less well understood placebo effect. CPD Overview of Placebos Placebos are a means of testing the effectiveness and the usefulness of a drug and / or ailment. The ‘placebo’ itself … Continue reading Placebos and the placebo effect within medicine

How to Lie with Statistics

July 1, 2020July 3, 2020 ~ thegsaljournal ~ 1 Comment

Megan - Year 13 Student Editor’s Note: This essay forms part of a collection of student works published in the 2020 edition of Salutaris, the GSAL Sixth Form academic journal. This is the first time that this piece of work has been published online. CPD There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.(Unknown, 1885) Statistics … Continue reading How to Lie with Statistics