An Astonishing ‘Window’ Into Digestion

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The mystery of the man with a hole in his stomach, as reported by BBC Reel.

Alexis St. Martin was inadvertently shot in the torso at a Michigan general shop on June 6, 1822. Dr William Beaumont, a local army surgeon who subsequently became an ambitious director of human experiments, met St. Martin because of his life-threatening injury.

Dr Jason Karlawish, a physician and author of Open Wound: Dr William Beaumont’s Tragic Obsession, delves into the interplay between the two unusual partners and demonstrates how their connection serves as a “cautionary tale” for modern physician-scientists.

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Source: BBC Reel