Back Pain That Pushes To Kill

There is focus now on the back injury that the accused killer of United Healthcare Insurance CEO Brian Thompson suffered from. The pain Luigi Mangione was in was reportedly very high. Could this have driven him to kill? Knowing nothing about the type of injury Mangione had, Michael, like everyone else, seeing Mangione's X-Ray, became curious and here turns to expertise from Dr. Todd Albert, a leading spinal surgeon. Listen to his perspective here, and reaction from the audience as to the severity of chronic pain issues and how they might drive someone to do something unthinkable. Original air date 11 December 2024.

Episode 1170 of the The Smerconish Podcast podcast, hosted by Todd Albert, Michael Smerconish, titled "Back Pain That Pushes To Kill" was published on December 12, 2024 and runs 25 minutes.

December 12, 2024 ·25m · The Smerconish Podcast

Summary

There is focus now on the back injury that the accused killer of United Healthcare Insurance CEO Brian Thompson suffered from. The pain Luigi Mangione was in was reportedly very high. Could this have driven him to kill? Knowing nothing about the type of injury Mangione had, Michael, like everyone else, seeing Mangione's X-Ray, became curious and here turns to expertise from Dr. Todd Albert, a leading spinal surgeon. Listen to his perspective here, and reaction from the audience as to the severity of chronic pain issues and how they might drive someone to do something unthinkable. Original air date 11 December 2024.

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