Medicine
- December 24 - Henry K. Beecher publishes a paper indicating the powerful effect of placebos on patient outcomes.
- Outbreak of "Royal Free disease" or "benign myalgic encephalomyelitis", strongly resembling what will later be known as chronic fatigue syndrome, among staff at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
Read more about this topic: 1955 In Science
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