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Ep.22 Is football a killer? Dr Willie Stewart says headers aren't worth high dementia risk

September 28, 2021 • Angeline Albert • Episode 22

Host Angeline Albert talks to traumatic brain injury expert Dr Willie Stewart who says footballs should be sold with a health warning because his study reveals professional footballers have a 5 times higher risk of getting Alzheimer's because of headers.