A PETITION has been launched in support of an Oxford doctor who was struck off the medical register for giving "dishonest evidence" to courts during "shaken baby" trials.

Letters from Niall Dickson of the GMC; barrister Dr Michael J Powers QC; documentary writer/producer Susan Goldsmith; and David Pearl of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service

Letter from Michael Mansfield, Clive Stafford Smith and others condemns GMC decision to strike off Dr Waney Squier

A doctor who disputed the existence of "shaken baby syndrome" has been struck off for giving "misleading and dishonest" evidence in court.

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Her life is a series of excruciating moments, day after day waiting for the moment when she will once again see her young son, Micah.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After 17 years in prison for an infant’s death at her San Diego daycare center, Suzanne Johnson is in the forefront of legal challenges to “shaken baby syndrome” as courts catch up with medical advances in understanding the mechanisms of childhood brain trauma.

A letter to the editor of The Boston Globe from Protecting Innocent Families

BALLINCOLLIG, Ireland — On most days, Aisling Brady McCarthy goes for a walk in this quiet, well-kept suburb with Addie, her terrier lab.

Despite already having completed a 10-year prison sentence, a former Clark County baby sitter convicted of shaking a toddler hard enough to cause brain damage is entitled to a new trial, the Washington Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, following a decision to allow medical evidence not previously available.

Jessica Holt* was only a few months old when her mother, Sally*, noticed that something was wrong. Jessica didn’t feed well and, rather than gaining weight like most infants, she soon began to fall off the growth charts. As a result of her poor growth, Jessica was quickly given the “failure to thrive” label by her pediatrician.