Surgery as placebo article in The Guardian

Not sure if this already got posted but here it is, discussion of how many surgeries function no better than placebo effect ("minor" surgeries not including life saving procedures):

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/20/when-surgery-is-just-a-stitch-up-placebo-effect (When surgery is just a stitch-up)

Love seeing articles like this in mainstream media! There is also a link to the original scientific article.