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Healthcare cost transparency is a growing concern.  Dr. Jarrod Wiegman joins HealthCall's Lee Kelso to explain why costs vary so dramatically, and how the fixed-cost of membership based primary care addresses that problem.  More at www.indianadirectprimartcare.com

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Dr. Ryan Gustus says more than 270 health problems can be diagnosed through an eye exam.  He explains what problems doctors can see in eye tissues, and how a new eye drop helps some people ditch their reading glasses.   More[...]

Tuft's University researcher Dana Carins tell's HealthCall's Lee Kelso about an experiment involving simulated brain cells and plant-based compounds that seem to protect them from proteins believed to be associated with Alzheimer's Disease.   Learn more:  https://now.tufts.edu/2022/11/01/green-tea-and-resveratrol-reduce-alzheimers-plaques-lab-tests        

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Your body really is working to sabotage your diet and efforts to lose weight according to Nick Fuller, MD, from the Univ. of Sydney.  He tells HealthCall's Lee Kelso that over-the-counter weight loss products just don't work, why good sleep and a[...]

Brooke Siem was put on antidepressants at the age of 15.  At at 30 she was still considering suicide and realized she hadn't lived one day as an adults without these powerful medications. She tells HealthCall's Lee Kelso about her withdrawal trauma[...]

Physical Therapist Ben Richardson specializes in something many of us need, building strength to make daily activities easier.  He tells HealthCall's Lee Kelso about a simple test you can do to check your fitness, and what makes gentle strength training so good[...]

Dr. Shinici Nakagawa's work as a hospice physician means he delivers terrible news almost every day.  He tells HealthCall's Lee Kelso about a recent case that serves as a lesson for other doctors, and why he thinks medical schools are not doing[...]

HealthCall's Lee Kelso explains every flush of the toilet helps track the spread of COVID,  why the Wuhan Lab could indeed be the source of the outbreak, and why the worst could be behind us.  

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Dr. Jarrod Wiegman of Indiana Direct Primary Care offers advice on priming your immune system for cold/flu/COVID season,  and how the direct primary care model is helping small businesses provide affordable health coverage for employees.

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Preservatives are in the majority of foods you'll find at the grocery. They prevent spoilage and contribute to shelf life, but what are they doing to the bacteria inside each of us. Dr. Sam Westreich, PhD, tells HealthCall's Lee Kelso[...]