From the Chicago-Sun Times:
A majority of American doctors believe God or another supernatural being intervenes in patients' health, a study has found.
And nearly two in five doctors believe religion and spirituality can help prevent bad outcomes such as heart attacks, infections and even death, according to the University of Chicago nationwide survey of 2,000 physicians.
"Most physicians apply medical science while maintaining a belief that God intervenes in patients' health," Dr. Farr Curlin and colleagues wrote in the Archives of Internal Medicine...Study numbers:
54% of doctors surveyed believe God or another supernatural being intervenes in patients' health.
76% of doctors surveyed believe God or another supernatural being helps patients cope with and endure illness and suffering.
74% of doctors surveyed believe God or another supernatural being gives patients a hopeful state of mind.
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