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Reviewed on October 15, 2015 | Arts and Humanities
Laskas first wrote about Pittsburgh-based forensic pathologist Bennet Omalu in a 2009 GQ article, and here has expanded the story of Omalu's battle with the NFL over football-related brain injuries. Omalu discovered a disease he named Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in 2002, while studying the brain of deceased Hall of Famer Mike Webster. Laskas tells Omalu's life story on a personal basis, even incorporating "passages of introspection" by Omalu to flesh out th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
