The Appalling Poling Saga

Brumback, Roger A.

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“…19(p1089) The second transgression was, in Dr Brumback's words, ''appalling.'' 9 In a bewildering turn of events, Dr Zimmerman and the paper's 2 other authors indicated that prior to the paper's publication in 2006, they were unaware of the Polings' filing on behalf of their daughter. 20 As indicated by Dr Brumback in 2008, it appears that the paper published in the Journal of Child Neurology was not used in the legal proceedings leading to the ruling in favor of Hannah Poling.…”

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“…4,5 But it is fair to say that Dr Brumback had been particularly upset when he had to publish an erratum because of a group of authors’ carelessness, and when authors published a case report in the Journal of Child Neurology without full disclosure of conflicts of interest. 6 –9…”

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“…Dr Brumback specifically mentioned how “the alliance of unethical scientists, opportunistic politicians, and greedy entrepreneurs endangers the health and safety of many innocent children in the United States and abroad.” 3(p251) Even more troubling to Dr Brumback was how the editors of reputable publications—the one under his helm included—had been duped by fear mongers and profiteers. 6,9 In the second review, Dr Brumback talked about “how popular hysteria can defeat major scientific advances [immunizations] in human health.” 11(p1329) Paraphrasing a quote by Jenny McCarthy, the anti-vaccine movement’s darling, which is found in Offit’s book, 12(p152) Dr Brumback mentioned the “hypocrisy of these same antivaccine celebrities gladly indulging their own vanity by using injectable cosmetic botulinum toxin while reviling the same pharmaceutical industry for profiting from vaccines.” 11(p1329)…”

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The Ethics Writings of Roger A. Brumback, MD

Weisleder

2014

J Child Neurol

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Roger A. Brumback, MD (1953-2013), a renaissance man, shared with the world his knowledge and opinions on many subjects. Thus, it should come as no surprise that ethics did not escape Dr Brumback's consideration. Reading Dr Brumback's vitae, I came across several publications that afford insights into topics that tugged at his moral fabric. Dr Brumback was a steadfast defender of the scientific method. Reading his commentaries, one gets the sense that Dr Brumback felt personally attacked when quackery challenged science. In addition, and as long-time Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Child Neurology, Dr Brumback considered it a personal affront every time a paper he published, or for that matter published by any scientific journal, had to be retracted or corrected. In the following paragraphs, I review a selection of Dr Brumback's ethics writings.

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2014

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“…47,48 Administrative compensation systems can be structured with less stringent eligibility requirements than needed to establish civil liability and potentially compensate more claimants. [49][50][51][52][53][54] No-fault compensation in those rare instances when serious injury occurs could ease concerns about participating and redress harm.…”

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Childhood Immunization: When Physicians and Parents Disagree

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Harrison

Asadi³

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Pediatrics

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Persistent fears about the safety and efficacy of vaccines, and whether immunization programs are still needed, have led a significant minority of parents to refuse vaccination. Are parents within their rights when refusing to consent to vaccination? How ought physicians respond? Focusing on routine childhood immunization, we consider the ethical, legal, and clinical issues raised by 3 aspects of parental vaccine refusal: (1) physician counseling; (2) parental decision-making; and (3) continuing the physician-patient relationship despite disagreement. We also suggest initiatives that could increase confidence in immunization programs.

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“…1,2 The text of Offit's book is 247 pages with an additional 33 pages of extensive notes and documentation. Although there are many excellent figures throughout the book, probably the only significant flaw in this volume is that sometimes so many imaging studies are crammed together on 1 page making individual images too small to discern all the details.…”

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Book Review: Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure. By Paul A. Offit. Columbia University Press, 2008

Brumback¹

2009

J Child Neurol

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Swaab assumed oversight of the project as series editors and then arranged for the ninth volume in the third series to be a comprehensive description of central nervous system malformations. The book consists of 33 chapters divided into 4 sections. There are 644 pages of text and 28 pages of color plates. Sarnat coauthors the first chapter on ''revised classification,'' detailing the approach that he helped pioneer of nervous system embryology based upon molecular biology principles. Subsequent chapters in the first section document various midline hypoplasias, segmentation disorders, hamartomatous disorders, defects of neuronal migration, aberrant neural crest induction of non-neural tissues, and vascular dysgeneses. Associated epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, neuroendocrine abnormalities, chromosomal defects, and metabolic diseases are covered in chapters in section 2. Imaging, neurophysiological investigation, and genetic testing are elucidated in section 3. Treatment is an important area that is too often ignored in discussions of nervous system malformations; fortunately, Sarnat and Curatolo devote an entire section (70 pages in section 4) to medical, surgical, neurorehabilitative, and educational therapies.This book is an excellent reference work detailing the current understanding of normal and abnormal nervous system development. Although there are many excellent

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The Appalling Poling Saga

Cited by 5 publications

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The Ethics Writings of Roger A. Brumback, MD

The Ethics Writings of Roger A. Brumback, MD

Childhood Immunization: When Physicians and Parents Disagree

Book Review: Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure. By Paul A. Offit. Columbia University Press, 2008

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