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.

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Spirited discussions of government, politics, and current events without predictable left/right bias. The Smerconish Podcast is for Independent Minds. The Michael Smerconish Program airs live on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 9AM-12PM ET and replays 9PM-12AM East, Monday-Friday.