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Jeremy Howick
Overview
Jeremy Howick () is a Canadian-born, British clinical epidemiologist and philosopher of science.
He is a professor and director of University of Leicester's Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare. He researches evidence-based medicine, clinical empathy and the philosophy of medicine, including the use of placebos in clinical practice and clinical trials.
In 2016, he received the Dawkins & Strutt grant from the British Medical Association to study pain treatment. He is a member of the Sigma Xi research honours society.
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Related ideas
- Evidence-based medicine
- Placebo
- Bachelor of Arts
- BBC
- Oxford
- Pain
- University of Oxford
- London School of Economics
- Philosophy of medicine
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Part of Philosophy of medicine.