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S07 E06: The Experts

4/30/20261 hr

Child abuse pediatricians have become increasingly villainized in the media despite being among the most specialized and cautious doctors in child abuse medicine. Andrea looks at what these doctors actually do and why their role is so often misunderstood. Andrea also explores the rise of paid defense experts who offer alternative explanations in abuse cases that fall far outside the medical consensus.  Featuring Experts: Dr. Stephen Boos, Child Abuse Pediatrician Matthew Torbenson, Assistant District Attorney Dr. Jill Glick, Child Abuse Pediatrician

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Clips

Why Defense Experts Sway Juries
A Father’s Chilling Confession
How Abuse Is Diagnosed
Macrocephaly Explained Simply
Data Over Intuition
He 'Hates' The Diagnosis
When 'Experts' Become Advocates
At The Bedside, Not Theories
Lives Changed By One Call

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:02

    [intro music] True Story Media.

  2. Andrea Dunlop· Host0:05

    Please note that this show discusses child abuse, which may be difficult for some listeners. For resources about abusive head trauma, go to shakenbaby.org. [instrumental music] Child abuse doctors have had a rough few years in the media, from Take Care of Maya.

  3. Speaker 2· Soundbite0:25

    How many times are you allowed to be wrong and destroy lives before they say, "Okay, that's enough"? These families walked in hoping for help for their child, and some of them walked out in handcuffs.

  4. Andrea Dunlop· Host0:38

    To my Kicks and Bogs: Do No Harm series, which featured one of the families from Take Care of Maya and of course my sister, Megan Carter.

  5. Speaker 3· Soundbite0:46

    One minute, you know, I'm sitting there next to my daughter's bedside, um, and then the next minute I'm being escorted out of the hospital.

  6. Speaker 4· Soundbite0:54

    King 5 and NBC News reviewed three other cases involving Woods, and although other doctors reached different conclusions, Dr. Woods found abuse, and that led CPS to remove the children from the homes.

  7. Speaker 3· Soundbite1:06

    Mommy.

  8. Speaker 4· Soundbite1:06

    It's been eight months since the Carters reunited, and the days are still tough.

  9. Speaker 3· Soundbite1:10

    If somebody rings our doorbell, I'm scared to answer it because I don't know if it's gonna be somebody coming with more allegations and trying to take my kids away.

  10. Andrea Dunlop· Host1:22

    There was also The Preventionist from Cereal Productions.

  11. Speaker 3· Soundbite1:26

    I'm a mom who lost everything in less than 24 hours due to one doctor's misdiagnosis.

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