ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

One father who was acquitted of causing his son’s death said that Dr. Nancy Harper’s abuse diagnosis attached a stigma to him, caused him and his wife PTSD and robbed them of the chance to say a proper goodbye to their son.

https://www.propublica.org/article/child-abuse-pediatrician-nancy-harper-minnesota-shaken-baby-syndrome?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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huntingdon
@huntingdon@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
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This is a dynamic often written about in science and medicine. When the dominant personality of the day competes with the science and medicine, the science and medicine often lose out - as do patients.

That's one reason wags say scientific progress proceeds one funeral at a time. The rigidity and narcissism of the dominant personality leaves the environment, leaving niches for other species to grow and prosper. Until the next one arrives.