Finally, a medical account of ET (plus toilet hygiene)

Austin Frakt

December 20, 2012

New in the BMJ.

Based on an analysis of available footage, and disregarding the film’s emotional distractions, we report the medical case of ET. We describe his anatomy and pathophysiology, examine his medical care, and shed light on his glowing digits and luminous heart.

Also just out, “Toilet hygiene in the classical era.”

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Austin Frakt

Austin Frakt, PhD, is co-Editor-in-Chief of The Incidental Economist. His day job is Associate Director of the Partnered Evidence-based Policy Resource Center at the Boston VA Healthcare System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He is also a Professor with the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management at the Boston University’s School of Public Health, a Principal Research Scientist with the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Health Services Research.

Finally, a medical account of ET (plus toilet hygiene)

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