Andrew Wakefield

Type: Person

Name: Andrew Wakefield

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

The murder of autistic teen Alex Spourdalakis by his mother and caregiver: What happened?

Editor’s note: This is an extra “bonus” post. Basically, it’s a revised version of a post I did at my not-so-super-secret-other-blog last week. The issue, however, has disturbed me so much that I felt it appropriate to post it to SBM as well. Fear ... [Published Science-Based Medicine - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Autism, Biome, Andrew Wakefield

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Mother and godmother murder autistic son in their care

Two women are accused of murdering a 14-year-old autistic boy in their care, allegedly because they had become overwhelmed by the 24-hour care required. Alex Spourdalakis was allegedly stabbed to death by his mother, Dorothy Spourdalakis, and his godmother, ... [Published SperoNews - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Andrew Wakefield, Homicide, Loyola University Medical Center

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Oregon Makes it More Difficult to Refuse Vaccination. And That’s a Good Thing.

Last week, the Oregon senate passed a bill that would make it more difficult for parents to refuse to vaccinate their children. This is a very good thing.Of all the states in the country, Oregon has the worst vaccination rate. In the state, 6.4 percent ... [Published Care2 - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Vaccine, Andrew Wakefield, Jeff Kruse, Public Health

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Mother, caregiver planned for week to kill autistic teen, prosecutors say

Alex Spourdalakis’ mother and caretaker planned for a week to kill him and then themselves, Cook County prosecutors said Wednesday.The women allegedly carried out the weekend slaying because they were upset about what they believed was a lack of proper ... [Published Chicago Sun-Times - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Andrew Wakefield, Police, Overdose, Illinois Department of Children

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

150 Doctors and Scientists with Concerns About Vaccines Mainstream Media Never Interviews

While the media attacks Dr. Andrew Wakefield claiming he is the only doctor with concerns about vaccines and that he alone has caused millions of parents to lose faith in vaccinations, this assertion is demonstrably untrue. Rather, hundreds of scientists ... [Published Health Impact News - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Vaccine, Andrew Wakefield, Relativity

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Sir Liam Donaldson

Trusts given extra funding to improve MMR vaccination rates

NHS trusts across England are being urged to make sure children up to the age of 18 receive the MMR jab after new figures showed that the number of cases of measles is on the rise.The Department of Health is renewing its efforts by making extra doses ... [Published Management in Practice - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Epidemic, Sir Liam Donaldson, Andrew Wakefield

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Measles, mumps and rubella on the rise in Wales and Japan, low vaccination rates blamed

A large outbreak of measles in Wales continues with the number of cases of the airborne, respiratory infection topping 1,400 nationwide with nearly 1,200 cases reported in the city of Swansea, the epicenter of this years outbreak.The outbreak, since it's ... [Published EMax Health - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Wales, Measles, Exanthema subitum, Japan

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

Media authority effectively bans AVN from media comment

Australian Vaccination Network spokeswoman Meryl Dorey is standing by Dr Andrew Wakefield, whose study linked vaccines to autism. Dr Wakefield has since been described as “an elaborate fraud” by the British Medical Journal and was found guilty last year ... [Published Daily News - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: ACMA Australian Communications & Media Authority, Andrew Wakefield, Autism, Vaccine, NSW Fair Trading

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

Science of the Times: Frauds have no place in world of science

No, not “things the ACLU is calling the president,” but good guess. Rather, these are the labels reserved for the scum of the scientific world — bottom-feeders who allege to have invented new technologies or developed miracle cures for heartbreaking diseases, ... [Published Delco Times - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: Andrew Wakefield, Cold Fusion, Jenny McCarthy, Fraud

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 4 reports

Wales faces an 'MMR timebomb', warns top medic

Babies could be at risk of being born blind or deaf in the future unless teenagers receive the MMR vaccine, a leading scientist has warnedThe measles virusWales could be facing an MMR timebomb where babies in the future are at risk of being born blind ... [Published Wales Online - May 30 2013]

Entities: Wales, Colin Blakemore, Pregnancy, Vaccine

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 4 reports

Surge In Measles Cases Has English Health...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe OnlineHealth officials are concerned about the surge in measles over the years since controversial research emerged, linking the vaccine for the illness to autism.Public Health England (PHE) announced a few ... [Published Red Orbit - May 21 2013]

Entities: Andrew Wakefield, Measles, Vaccine, Autism

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Measles Epidemic Caused By Faulty Research?

Lauren Durbin, aged 10 months, is given an MMR injection by Sister Sian Owen at the Paediatric Outpatients department at Morriston Hospital in Swansea, south Wales April 6, 2013. Credit:ReutersA possible link between the measles vaccine and autism scared ... [Published ITechPost - May 20 2013]

Entities: Andrew Wakefield, Epidemic, Measles, Vaccine

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Measles, mumps and rubella on the rise in Wales... [Published EMax Health - Jun 12 2013]
Media authority effectively bans AVN from media... [Published Daily News - Jun 11 2013]
Mumps cases rising in England and Wales [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 11 2013]
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Wakefield dodges debate – again [Published Left Brain/Right Brain - Jun 09 2013]
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Mumps Vaccine Failure: Mumps Outbreaks in 2013 ... [Published Health Impact News - Jun 07 2013]
UK GP practices order new MMR vaccine supplies [Published Zenopa - Jun 07 2013]
MMR vaccinations: teenagers at centre of new dr... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 07 2013]
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: Antivaxxer [Published Slate Magazine - Jun 05 2013]
Employers invited to transport risk seminar [Published Business Link - Jun 04 2013]
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Dr. Andrew Wakefield Exposes MMR Vaccine Fraud [Published Health Impact News - Jun 02 2013]
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More bad science in the service of anti-GMO act... [Published Science-Based Medicine - Jun 17 2013] I never used to write much about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) before. I still don’t do it that often. For whatever reason, it just hasn’t been on my radar very much. That seems to be changing, however. It’s not because I went seeking this issue ...
The murder of autistic teen Alex Spourdalakis b... [Published Science-Based Medicine - Jun 16 2013] Editor’s note: This is an extra “bonus” post. Basically, it’s a revised version of a post I did at my not-so-super-secret-other-blog last week. The issue, however, has disturbed me so much that I felt it appropriate to post it to SBM as well. Fear ...
Has pancreatic damage from glucagon suppressing... [Published PharmaGossip - Jun 11 2013] BMJ 2013; 346 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f3680 (Published 10 June 2013)Cite this as: BMJ 2013;346:f3680 Article Related content Article metrics Deborah Cohen, investigations editorAuthor Affiliations dcohen@bmj.com Incretin mimetics have been ...
Wakefield dodges debate – again [Published Left Brain/Right Brain - Jun 09 2013] The following comment was submitted to the Age of Autism blog but not approved: Dr Wakefield is being disingenuous. In an earlier video posted on Age of Autism, he offered to debate the MMR-autism link ‘with any serious contender’. In an article published ...
The Infuriating, Selfish Logic of Portland's An... [Published Gawker - May 23 2013] Bad news, Portland: You will not be benefiting from the sweet (well, tasteless) tooth-protecting power of fluoridated water in the near future. For the fourth time since 1956, Portland overwhelmingly voted down a measure to fluoridate its water like every ...