Drugmakers should only claim superiority over competitors using head-to-head clinical trials

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Younger patients should receive priority when lifesaving treatment is scarce

Doctors should be allowed to prescribe undisclosed placebos when no effective treatment exists

The psychological effect on a patient of receiving a drug prescribed by a doctor is beneficial in itself

Competent adults should be allowed to sell a kidney

A placebo's psychological effect is driven by the patient's confidence in the medical professional and their belief that they are receiving a cure

Prescribing undisclosed placebos is a form of deception

Publicly funded healthcare should cover infertility treatment

Creating human embryos solely for experimentation should be permitted

Medicare for All is a viable solution to the U.S. healthcare crisis

Placebos should be used in experiments and the testing of new drugs

Placebos can be helpful for patients even if they are not the most effective treatment

Undisclosed placebos can be useful and effective in the short term

Placebos can improve patient symptoms

Widespread prescription of undisclosed placebos by doctors would lead to a general decline in healthcare costs

Placebos can produce genuine improvements in physical symptoms, such as reducing nausea

Placebos can help patients by addressing their psychological state, independent of any pharmacological effects

Placebos do not have a pharmacological mechanism of action

Placebo-controlled trials should be required before approving new medicines

Updated vaccines should undergo full clinical trials before approval

New medicines should have to outperform existing treatments before approval