When the government obstructs care, caregivers must go underground.

Defense lawyers have called shaken baby syndrome, or abusive head trauma, junk science. But doctors say shaking a baby is dangerous.

Roberson’s daughter died of abusive head trauma

If your child has recently been given an autism diagnosis, as my son was in 2003, here's what I want you to know: Learn from me, don't be me.

Journalists must rely on evidence, medical societies and experts to counter misinformation from federal agencies about Tylenol and autism.

The journey toward an RSV vaccine for children has been wrought with tragedy and setbacks. But six decades after scientists embarked on that path, they are nearing the finish line

A tragic RSV vaccine trial in the 1960s set the field back for decades. Here’s how scientists finally made breakthroughs in RSV immunization

The prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has seen incredible advancement in the past few years. In this editorially independent package, Scientific American explores breakthroughs in immuni...

Journalists must rely on evidence, medical societies and experts to counter misinformation from federal agencies about Tylenol and autism.

Body says research has found ‘no consistent association’ and urges pregnant women to follow doctors’ advice The World Health Organization (WHO) is pushing back against contested claims by the Trump administration that acetaminophen use during pregnancy heightens the risk of autism, further underscoring that no scientific consensus supports such a connection. “Extensive research, including large-scale studies over the past decade, has found no consistent association,” the agency said in a Wednesday statement. Continue reading...

The Denalists' Deck of Cards is a humorous illustration of how libertarian policy groups use denialism. In this context, denialism is the use of rhetorical tech

In 2007, Mark Hoofnagle suggested on his Science Blog Denialism that denialists across a range of topics such as climate change, evolution, & HIV/AIDS all employed the same rhetorical tactics to sow c...

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