{"id":576541,"date":"2010-05-24T12:58:04","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T16:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/?p=12769"},"modified":"2010-05-24T12:58:04","modified_gmt":"2010-05-24T16:58:04","slug":"doctor-pays-for-blood-samples-at-son%e2%80%99s-birthday-party-is-struck-off-the-medical-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/576541","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Pays For Blood Samples At Son\u2019s Birthday Party, Is Struck Off The Medical Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/AndyWakefield.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-12771\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/AndyWakefield-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>An MMR doctor has recently been <strong>struck off the medical board<\/strong> for what has been called &#8220;multiple separate instances of serious professional misconduct&#8221;.\u00a0 Among these instances of misconduct on the part of the then Britain-based doctor included the paying of \u00a35 to children for blood samples at his son&#8217;s birthday party.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AdSense Now! V1.90 --><br \/>\n<!-- Post[count: 2] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"adsense adsense-midtext\" style=\"float:left;margin: 12px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0705872009880607\";\n\/* 336x280, created 2\/24\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4440161719\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>Andrew Wakefield<\/strong>, the doctor in question, released a study in 1998 that suggested a link between MMR vaccinations (a vaccination for measles, the mumps, and rubella) and autism.\u00a0 At the time this had caused a large drop in vaccinations, and likewise a large rise in measles cases.\u00a0 Later, Wakefield&#8217;s results were discredited.\u00a0 However, a recent case against Wakefield did\u00a0 not attack the doctor&#8217;s results, but rather his research methods.\u00a0 Furthermore, it has also been rumored that Wakefield concealed the fact that he was paid to advise solicitors on behalf of parents concerned over their children and the MMRs.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, Wakefield was found guilty of more than 30 charges related to professional misconduct.\u00a0 According to a\u00a0 representative of the panel in charge of the sanctioning, &#8220;The panel concluded that it is the only sanction that is appropriate to protect patients and is in the wider public interest, including the maintenance of public trust and confidence in the profession, and is proportionate to the serious and wide-ranging findings made against him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Related posts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/health\/2010\/12650\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Dr. Wakefield Found Guilty Because of Professional Misconduct Over Research'>Dr. Wakefield Found Guilty Because of Professional Misconduct Over Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/health\/2010\/spanking-leads-to-more-aggresive-children\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Spanking leads to more aggresive children'>Spanking leads to more aggresive children<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/health\/2010\/effects-of-low-quality-child-care-lasts-into-adolescence\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Effects of Low Quality Child Care Lasts Into Adolescence'>Effects of Low Quality Child Care Lasts Into Adolescence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/sevensidedcube\/OXLF\/~4\/3NriODn2yJU\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An MMR doctor has recently been struck off the medical board for what has been called &#8220;multiple separate instances of serious professional misconduct&#8221;.\u00a0 Among these instances of misconduct on the part of the then Britain-based doctor included the paying of \u00a35 to children for blood samples at his son&#8217;s birthday party. 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