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Wakefield’s abuse of the legal system and media

January 29th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Serious overreach

By David N. Brown As the GMC approaches a verdict on the misconduct of Andrew Wakefield, anti-vaccine sources are engaged in a concerted effort to make the “doctor” into a martyr rather than a sociopath. It is vital to ensure that the general public is not in any way lulled into sympathy for the “doctor”. [...]

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Lauer v. Wakefield, round two

January 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Kudos

Lauer is still calling it a controversy, even after Dr. Nancy Snyderman tried to set him straight. But the rest of this Today Show segment shows Lauer is finally getting it about Wakefield. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Lauer’s hour-long Dateline report on Wakefield last August wasn’t TV [...]

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