#clinical trials

Stories tagged “clinical trials” in the Weird Science History archive — 2 stories connected by this topic.

• The Failed Heart Pill That Trial Volunteers Wouldn't Give Back
• The Fake Metal Rods That Accidentally Invented the Placebo-Controlled Trial

Related topics: #18th-century-medicine #cardiovascular #drug discovery #elisha-perkins #john-haygarth #pharmacology #placebo effect #quackery