<p>Before hospitals were prevalent (and even after they were), doctors typically attended to patients in their homes.</p>
<p>Topics discussed include: enhanced doctor – patient relationships; hardships and limitations on doctors making house calls; benefits to patients; typical contents in a doctor’s bag; and the economics of house calls.</p>

Before hospitals were prevalent (and even after they were), doctors typically attended to patients in their homes. Topics discussed include: enhanced doctor – patient relationships; hardships and limitations on doctors making house calls; benefits to patients; typical contents in a doctor’s bag; and the economics of house calls.

House Calls

This is a show for all of you who are curious about historical, and often quirky, medical practices. Each episode examines a central topic about the peculiar approaches to healing across centuries since ancient times.

Join Christi and recurring co-hosts for discussions of the offbeat, created for laypersons and medical professionals alike.

New episodes are released each week on Sundays!

History

This is a show for all of you who are curious about historical, and often quirky, medical practices. Each episode examines a central topic about the peculiar approaches to healing across centuries since ancient times. Join Christi and recurring co-hosts for discussions of the offbeat, created for laypersons and medical professionals alike. New episodes are released each week on Sundays!

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House Calls

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