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- Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine found a five-minute in-person intercessory prayer reduces patients’ pain and anxiety.
- Recipients reported immediate relief, with pain benefits lasting two weeks and anxiety relief persisting longer.
- The prayer effects, independent of religious belief, produced no adverse events.
- Ninety-seven percent of participants and 43% of Americans favor offering in-person intercessory prayer as a complementary option.
