Watching What We Watch
It is the shift in how violence is portrayed rather than the prevalence of violence itself that most concerns Michael Rich, Director of CMCH. “I think that violence is and will be a staple of drama forever,” says Rich, who pursued his medical degree after a 12-year career as a film director in both the U.S. and Japan.
Read the full article at Harvard Public Health Review.
Web-Surfing Parents Need Pediatric Supervision
The problem with the Internet is that the quality of information varies greatly, so as a source of medical information, it’s not always reliable.
Dr. Michael Rich
says that many people believe “if it’s on the net, it must be the truth. But you have to think of the Internet as a library that includes Danielle Steele along
with Shakespeare.”