Episode 82

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4th Dec 2020

Dr. Andrew Wakefield

Dr. Andrew Wakefield - Part One

Some of the best words to describe Andrew Wakefield can be liar, grifter, sociopath, arrogant and dangerous.

His goal in life was fame, fortune and a Nobel Prize.

He tried to convince the world that vaccines caused autism.

He started the antivax movement that still has disastrous consequences to this very day.

Brian Deer's book provided me with much of the material used in this podcast.

https://briandeer.com/

https://twitter.com/deerbrian

https://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Fooled-World-Deception/dp/1421438003/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1581029959&sr=8-1#

Deer, Brian. The Doctor Who Fooled the World . Johns Hopkins University Press.  

[https://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-diagnosis-criteria-dsm-5]

[https://www.autism.org/is-it-autism/?gclid=CjwKCAjwrKr8BRB\_EiwA7eFapmJtRGuLgnDHSevuWEq4ZsmVSor\_jApWgEyJmlFC0L-bTN6FiBQ-jBoCVn0QAvD\_BwE]

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STAT!
Sometimes, It’s The Cure That Kills You.
This podcast is about strange medicine. I will use my experience as an ER nurse to explore the world of medicine. True Crime, coroners cases, medical mysteries, bizarre treatments from around the world, scary diseases and medical breakthroughs. Real life stories from the Emergency Room. Sometimes it's the cure that kills you!

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Karen Wickiam

Retired trauma/ER nurse. Podcast aficionado. Loves all things medical, true crime, bizarre and strange. I love podcasting and connecting with my listeners.