The Skeptic's Guide To Health Medicine & The Media Roy Benaroch PB Great Courses

Title: The Skeptic's Guide to Health, Medicine, and the Media  Author: Dr. Roy Benaroch, Emory University School of Medicine  Series: The Great Courses — Topic Better Living; Subtopic Health & Nutrition  Publisher: The Teaching Company / The Great Courses  Publication Year: 2019  Format: Trade paperback transcript book that accompanies The Great Courses lecture series of the same title.  Genre: Nonfiction health and medicine; media literacy; adult education reference.  Contents overview: Transcript of 24 lectures covering topics such as hormone replacement therapy, concussions and football, new drugs, medical marijuana, weight loss and the media, alternative medicine, mental health reporting, the internet and media, environmental toxins, coffee and wine and heart health, life expectancy and infant mortality, flossing, cancer screening, drug pricing, selling disease, the opioid crisis, infections in the headlines, environmental health risks, bad science, diet and health language, genetics and the media, how to stay young, cures for the common cold, and the media's role in improving health.  Author information: Back cover notes that Dr. Benaroch is a general pediatrician, author, and educator affiliated with Emory University, serving as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and a featured expert for WebMD, with additional books and writing on pediatric health topics.  Branding/Marks: The Great Courses flame logo on front cover and spine; Topic Better Living and Subtopic