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

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Free Online Course: The Skeptic's Guide to Health, Medicine, and the Media provided by The Great Courses Plus is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 13 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge.

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

    Topics Covered:

    • By This Professor
    • 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