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

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

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

As consumers of medical news, how can we know whether the article we just read is based on solid science or worthless trash? Professor Roy Benaroch of Emory University School of Medicine provides just the direction we need in The Skeptic’s Guide to Health, Medicine, and the Media. In 24 fascinating lectures that address the most important health issues of our day, Dr. Benaroch shares six questions that will help us distinguish between good reporting and bad.

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