Category Archives: Medical errors

Forensics failure: Queensland forensic DNA lab sacks managing scientist Cathie Allen after inquiry

The inquiry found Cathie Allen lied to her immediate supervisor and senior police about the work of the lab, which is the key point of testing DNA for criminal cases. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-25/qld-dna-lab-mortuary-chief-scientist-sacked/102390212

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Forensics: When skull measurements considered ethnic superiority. Anténor Firmin challenged anthropology’s racist roots 150 years ago

In The Equality of the Human Races, Haitian scholar Anténor Firmin showed that science did not support division among the races. — Read on http://www.sciencenews.org/article/antenor-firmin-anthropology-racism-haiti

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Forensics: This story never changes. The official who investigates suspicious deaths in your town may be a doctor — or not

“A coroner doesn’t have to ever have taken a science class in their life,” said Nancy Belcher, chief executive officer of the King County Medical Society, the group that met that day. — Read on http://www.chicagotribune.com/people/health/death-investigations-20221225-nbnylwxifvhwpo5xckruxc2bc4-story.html

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Forensics: Politicians to blame. Audit details failures of DC’s Department of Forensic Sciences

An audit of D.C.’s Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) found that the department failed to “operate as an independent part of the justice system.” — Read on http://www.fox5dc.com/news/audit-details-failures-of-dcs-department-of-forensic-sciences

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Forensics: Judges and DAs don’t care. A Star Witness Recanted. But Tasha Shelby is Still Imprisoned for ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Junk-Science. – The Appeal

A Star Witness Recanted. But Tasha Shelby is Still Imprisoned for ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Junk-Science. – The Appeal — Read on theappeal.org/tasha-shelby-shaken-baby-syndrome-junk-science/

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Forensics: Expert tries to confuse belief of reliability for unvalidated soil DNA test. Kristin Smart murder trial: Presentation of evidence concludes, closing statements to begin on Monday – Mustang News

Thursday marked the conclusion of the presentation of evidence for the Kristin Smart murder trial. — Read on mustangnews.net/kristin-smart-murder-trial-presentation-of-evidence-concludes-closing-statements-to-begin-on-monday/

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Forensics: Zealot-advocates of Shaken baby syndrome use Dodgy science send parents to jail

Yah Velena B!! The criminal justice system is targeting caregivers based on flawed science. That needs to stop. — Read on http://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/9/7/shaken-baby-syndrome-dodgy-science-is

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Forensics: The politics of medical quackery. Arizona Doctors Won’t Have to Promote “Junk Science” as State Backs Out of Medication Abortion Fight

Earlier this week, in what is being hailed as a victory for women’s health, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office backed out of a lawsuit that had challenged a 2015 law requiring physicians to inform women that the so-called abortion pill … Continue reading

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Forensics: How bad science is being used to prosecute women for killing their newborns in Latin America

Im wondering if this false methid has been used north of the Mexican border. From Mexico to Argentina, prosecutors have relied on the flotation test to convict women of killing their babies. — Read on http://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-06-23/newborns-were-found-dead-a-faulty-forensic-test-sent-their-mothers-to-prison

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Forensics: BMJ publishes pointless look at death rates related to political affiliation. Junk Science Warning: Voting Republican Can Kill You

An article in the British Medical Journal uses statistical legerdemain in asserting that voting Republican could be hazardous to your health. — Read on http://www.dailysignal.com/2022/06/16/junk-science-warning-voting-republican-can-kill-you/

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