The study (PDF) suggests that prayer may be one of the most widely used forms of medical treatment among Americans, rather than just a “fringe activity,” Levin said.

Some scientists hoped the results of the $2.5-million study, conducted at six U.S. medical centers, would bring an end to the long controversy over therapeutic prayer.

Praying for sick people does not aid their recovery, at least according to a new study of heart surgery patients. The findings will be published in the April 4 issue of The American Heart Journal.

Study: Prayer makes families connected, unified and bonded with less relational tension. Brigham Young University. Journal Journal of Family Psychology DOI 10.1037/fam0000432. Keywords ...

The four-month study, launched on May 1, will investigate "the role of remote intercessory multi-denominational prayer on clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients," according to a description ...

Prayer also works because people often use it to ask God for forgiveness, said the Rev. Greg Tidwell, pastor of the Fishinger and Kenny Church of Christ in Upper Arlington.

The study (PDF) suggests that prayer may be one of the most widely used forms of medical treatment among Americans, rather than just a “fringe activity,” Levin said.