COVID-19 and Sports
Heidi James, MD and Dusty Narducci, MD
Sports Medicine physician and NCAA Women’s basketball team doc Dusty Narducci joins Heidi to discuss the impact of COVID on sports, with an attention to college-level sports. Topics discussed include:
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