Medical Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths: What We Think We Know May Be Hurting Us

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Free Online Course: Medical Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths: What We Think We Know May Be Hurting Us provided by The Great Courses Plus is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 12 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Medical Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths: What We Think We Know May Be Hurting Us is taught by Steven Novella, M.D..

Overview
  • <p>Strengthen your skills at assessing the truth behind medical information and discover evidence-based guidelines for good health, led by a Yale University School professor.</p>

    Topics Covered:

    • By This Professor
    • 01: Medical Knowledge versus Misinformation
    • 02: Myths about Water and Hydration
    • 03: Vitamin and Nutrition Myths
    • 04: Dieting-Separating Myths from Facts
    • 05: The Fallacy That Natural Is Always Better
    • 06: Probiotics and Our Bacterial Friends
    • 07: Sugar and Hyperactivity
    • 08: Antioxidants-Hype versus Reality
    • 09: The Common Cold
    • 10: Vaccination Benefits-How Well Vaccines Work
    • 11: Vaccination Risks-Real and Imagined
    • 12: Antibiotics, Germs, and Hygiene
    • 13: Vague Symptoms and Fuzzy Diagnoses
    • 14: Herbalism and Herbal Medicines
    • 15: Homeopathy-One Giant Myth
    • 16: Facts about Toxins and Myths about Detox
    • 17: Myths about Acupuncture's Past and Benefits
    • 18: Myths about Magnets, Microwaves, Cell Phones
    • 19: All about Hypnosis
    • 20: Myths about Coma and Consciousness
    • 21: What Placebos Can and Cannot Do
    • 22: Myths about Pregnancy
    • 23: Medical Myths from around the World