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The Skeptic's Guide to Health, Medicine, and the Media

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Join Dr. Roy Benaroch to get the facts behind the headlines in today’s media coverage of health and medicine.

Syllabus

  • 01: Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • 02: Concussions and the Future of Football
  • 03: New Drugs on the Block
  • 04: Is It Time for Medical Marijuana?
  • 05: The Media and Weight Loss
  • 06: Alternative Medicine in the News
  • 07: The Media’s Take on Mental Health
  • 08: The Media and the Internet
  • 09: We Share Our World with Toxins
  • 10: Are Coffee and Wine Good for Your Heart?
  • 11: Life Expectancy and Infant Mortality
  • 12: Is It Really OK to Stop Flossing?
  • 13: Does Cancer Screening Work?
  • 14: Drug Prices in the News
  • 15: Selling Disease
  • 16: The Opioid Crisis
  • 17: Infections in the Headlines
  • 18: Health Risks in Our Environment
  • 19: Bad Science
  • 20: Diet, Health, and the Power of Words
  • 21: Genetics and the Media
  • 22: How to Stay Young
  • 23: Cures for the Common Cold
  • 24: The Media’s Role in Improving Health
  • By This Professor

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Roy Benaroch

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