<description>&lt;p&gt;Doctors and lawyers can't come to a consensus on the science of shaken baby syndrome 50 years after it was first proposed as a theory. Does shaking a baby actually lead to the brain damage seen in historical and current cases? And why has the argument become so heated that some describe it as a war? &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For exclusive content and additional reporting on the case, available to subscribers of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, visit &lt;a href="https://www.theage.com.au/podcast/diagnosingmurder"&gt;theage.com.au/podcast/diagnosingmurder&lt;/a&gt;. Subscribe now to &lt;a href="https://www.theage.com.au"&gt;theage.com.au&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://www.smh.com.au"&gt;smh.com.au&lt;/a&gt; to access the special Good Weekend investigation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Virginia I The Age & SMH Investigates

The Age and Sydney Morning Herald

Diagnosing Murder | Ep 2: The Science

NOV 1, 202560 MIN
Virginia I The Age & SMH Investigates

Diagnosing Murder | Ep 2: The Science

NOV 1, 202560 MIN

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Doctors and lawyers can't come to a consensus on the science of shaken baby syndrome 50 years after it was first proposed as a theory. Does shaking a baby actually lead to the brain damage seen in historical and current cases? And why has the argument become so heated that some describe it as a war?   For exclusive content and additional reporting on the case, available to subscribers of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, visit theage.com.au/podcast/diagnosingmurder. Subscribe now to theage.com.au or smh.com.au to access the special Good Weekend investigation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.