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

The Skeptic’s Guide to Health, Medicine, and the Media « Series from 2019

Series from 2019

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Genres: Special Interest

In 24 fascinating episodes, Dr.

Roy Benaroch of Emory University’s School of Medicine shows you how to recognize good reporting that provides accurate, well-sourced health information and bad reporting that’s incomplete at best and purposely misleading at worst.

You’ll get answers to medical questions that take you past the headlines and beyond the way health news is typically reported.

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