Thursday, January 7, 2016

Heidi Fero; Washington State; Shaken Baby Syndrome; Major development; Sue Luttner, publisher of the most informative Blog "ON SBS" says a recent decision of a Washington State appeals court "Recognizes change in medical thinking."..."The 2014 petition that reversed Fero’s conviction included affidavits from two physicians, pediatric neuroradiologist Patrick Barnes, who testified for the prosecution in the highly publicized 1997 trial of “Boston nanny” Louise Woodward, and forensic pathologist Janice Ophoven, who has testified that shaken baby syndrome is “controversial” and “an ongoing debate in the medical field.” The Fero decision offers this quote from Dr. Barnes, “Over the past decade, many doctors—including myself—have changed their testimony and beliefs to bring them into accord with the scientific evidence and standards of evidence-based medicine.” (Must Read. HL);


http://onsbs.com/2016/01/07/appeals-court-recognizes-change-in-medical-thinking/

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