Dr. Jeremy Howick has spent his career studying evidence-based medicine as well as placebo effects. In part, this started from when he was a competitive rower, developed an allergy to a cat, and was prescribed ginger tea as a treatment. Dr. Jeremy Howick, PhD is the Director of the Stoneygate Centre for Excellence in Empathic Healthcare and a Senior Researcher at Oxford University. He is the author of Doctor You and The Philosophy of Evidence-Based Medicine as well as a book released November 14, 2023, The Power of Placebos: How the Science of Placebos and Nocebos Can Improve Health Care. He obtained his PhD from the London School of Economics.